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itsmyluck

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on: Jul 24, 2018
Explain how (if) an outlier can affect the correlation of a data set.

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Give an example of a situation where a third variable, if not taken into account, could mask the relationship between two measurement variables.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

AN OUTLIER CAN SEVERELY INFLATE OR DEFLATE THE CORRELATION.

Answer to Question 2

ANY REASONABLE ANSWER OK. EXAMPLES: LOOKING AT HEIGHT VS. WEIGHT FOR ALL ADULTS, GENDER MAY BE MASKING A POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIP.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 24, 2018
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