A bear was recently captured whose neck girth was 35 inches and whose weight was 466.35 pounds.

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A bear was recently captured whose neck girth was 35 inches and whose weight was 466.35 pounds.

If this bear were added to the data set given above, what would be the effect on the value of s?

(a) It would decrease the value of s because the added point is an outlier.

(b) It would decrease the value of s because the added point lies on the least-squares regression line.

(c) It would increase the value of s because the added point is an outlier.

(d) It would increase the value of s because the added point lies on the least-squares regression line.

(e) It would have no effect on the value of s because the added point lies on the least-squares regression line.

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The Practice Of Statistics

ISBN: 9781464108730

5th Edition

Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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