Question

Find the outlier in the set of data.

17, 13, 16, 18, 38, 14, 21, 24, ____, 38
14
16
17

Answer 1

38

Explanation:

The outlier of the data set is defined as the data point which lies outside the overall given data set.

Now, the given set is:

17, 13, 16, 18, 38, 14, 21, 24, 38, 14, 16, 17

Now, we can see from the given set that 38 lies outside overall given data set, therefore according to the definition of an outlier, 38 is an outlier.

Answer 2

An outlier is a data point that is unlike any of the ones around it. Therefore, the outlier in this case is 38.