Question

The data set below shows the number of players on each softball team in a tournament:

9

12

8

7

7

21

11

9

8

7

10

7

10

11



Which of the following statements is true based on the data set?
There is one outlier that indicates an unusually large number of players on that team.
There are two outliers that indicate an unusually large number of players on those two teams.
There is one outlier that indicates an unusually small number of players on that team.
There are two outliers that indicate an unusually small number of players on those two teams.

Answer 1

a there is one outlier that indicates an unusually large number of players on that team

Answer 2

There is one outlier that indicates an unusually large number of players on that team.

Explanation:

We know that an outlier of a data is a quantity or a value which stands out of the rest of the data.

i.e. it is either a too high value or too low value as compared to other data points.

Here, we are given he number of players on each softball team in a tournament:

9 12 8 7 7 21 11 9 8 7 10 7 10 11

We observe that all the data values are closely related except 21.

which a high value as compared to other data values.

This means that one of the team has unusually larger number of players as compared to other teams.