alleryStart learning →A value that does not fit the rest of the data is called what?
AA quartile
BA midpoint
CAn interval
DAn outlier
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. An outlier
1. When data are graphed, one point sometimes sits well away from all the others.
2. Such an observation is called an outlier, or an extreme value.
3. Some outliers come from mistakes in recording, while others point to something genuinely unusual.
_Source: OpenStax High School Statistics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "Descriptive Statistics" and Ch 3 "Probability Topics", section 2.1 Stem-and-Leaf Graphs (Stemplots), Line Graphs, and Bar Graphs_
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