Question

What number would represent the outlier in the following set of data?

10, 13, 9, 29, 15, 11, 14, 8, 10, 11, 17, 14, 12

A. 13
B. 17
C. 8
D. 29

Answer 1

D: 29

Explanation:

D: 29 is your outlier. It's quite different from the commonest values (which are in the range 8 - 17).

Answer 2

An outlier is the number that is much smaller or larger than the other numbers.

In this case it is 29 :)