asked 42.8k views
2 votes
Which data set has an outlier? 25, 36, 44, 51, 62, 77 3, 3, 3, 7, 9, 9, 10, 14 8, 17, 18, 20, 20, 21, 23, 26, 31, 39 63, 65, 66, 69, 71, 78, 80, 81, 82, 82

asked
User Siana
by
7.8k points

2 Answers

4 votes

C. or 8, 17, 18, 20, 20, 21, 23, 26, 31, 39

answered
User Antaya
by
7.5k points
0 votes

It's hard to tell where one set ends and the next starts. I think it's

A. 25, 36, 44, 51, 62, 77

B. 3, 3, 3, 7, 9, 9, 10, 14

C. 8, 17, 18, 20, 20, 21, 23, 26, 31, 39

D. 63, 65, 66, 69, 71, 78, 80, 81, 82, 82
Let's go through them.

A. 25, 36, 44, 51, 62, 77

That looks OK, standard deviation around 20, mean around 50, points with 2 standard deviations of the mean.

B. 3, 3, 3, 7, 9, 9, 10, 14

Average around 7, sigma around 4, within 2 sigma, seems ok.

C. 8, 17, 18, 20, 20, 21, 23, 26, 31, 39

Average around 20, sigma around 8, that 39 is hanging out there past two sigma. Let's reserve judgement and compare to the next one.


D. 63, 65, 66, 69, 71, 78, 80, 81, 82, 82

Average around 74, sigma 8, seems very tight.

I guess we conclude C has the outlier 39. That one doesn't seem like much of an outlier to me; I was looking for a lone point hanging out at five or six sigma.



answered
User Laylarenee
by
8.2k points

No related questions found

Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.