Question

What number is an outlier for the given data? 23,34,27,7,30,26,28,31,34. A)7 B)23 C)31 D)34

Answer 1

A) 7

Explanation:

The outlier of a given data set is one that is significantly larger or smaller than the rest of the data.

In this set, most of the values are within the 25-35 range, more or less. But out of all of those numbers, one of the is too small to make sense, which is 7.