Opal is collecting data on water levels in different parts of town. She notices that her sample data has a low-value outlier. Which statement must be true?

A low-value outlier lies far below the rest of the data, so it extends the data set’s spread toward the low end. Removing it makes the graph less spread out. The variance may also change, but the statement that must be true is that the spread decreases.

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