Sometimes outliers can have a significant effect on statistics, and sometimes they don’t. Use the following distribution to determine which statistics are affected by outliers. Round to the nearest hundredth.

2, 4, 5, 7, 8

Find the median of the distribution. fill in the blank 1

Find the mean of the distribution. fill in the blank 2

Find the standard deviation of the distribution. fill in the blank 3

Make a new distribution consisting of the same first four numbers, but change the 8 to 800. Find the mean, median, and standard deviation.

Mean fill in the blank 4

Median fill in the blank 5

Standard Deviation fill in the blank 6

Which statistic was least changed by the outlier of 800?
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