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The average scores of a group bowlers are 240, 250, 260 270 270 265, 280 SUPPOSED that a new bowler joins this group and has an average score of 315. Is this bowler a outlier in the data set

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User Neftaly
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yes because the bowler with that average has a significantly higher score
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User Super Hornet
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Answer: Yes.

This bowler is an outlier in the data set. In statistics, an outlier is a data point that differs significantly from other observations. In which this case, the bowler is significantly different than that of the other average scores.

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