Question

Take a look at the following data set:

40, 40, 50, 60, 60, 60, 70, 170
Which of the following is an outlier in this data set?
1. 60
2. 40
3. 50
4. 170
Question 5

Answer 1

4.170

The outlier is 170 because it is the farthest number from any other number

Outlier definition: a data point that lies outside the overall pattern in a distribution.

Answer 2

4. 170

Explanation:

170 is obviously the outlier, being 100 away from the 2nd highest number.