Effects of Outliers on Measure of Dispersion

Introduction

Introduce yourselves!

Icebreaker: Have you ever played a VR game?

Groupwork

1. Think about an answer yourself
2. Discuss your answer with your partner(s)
3. Write down your joint answer

Rank the below measures of dispersion by how much they are changed (i.e., their sensitivity) to outliers.

• Range
• Standard Deviation
• Coefficient of Variation
• Semi-interquartile Range

Hand-in

Have ONE person from each group submit the group's answers:

https://wpi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7OM8u3EGzjxZxWe

Make sure to include the names of all group members.

Happy dispersing!

-- Mark