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Which of the following is an outlier in the set of data below?

2, 12, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19

A.2
B.12
C.14
D.19

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outlier is 2 , it is too different from outhers
User Matthew Curry
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The answer is choice A) 2

The main cluster of data is the group {12, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19} as they aren't very far apart in distance (plot the values on a number line). The range of this group is 7 since 19-12 = 7. Compare this to the distance from 2 to 12 which is 10 units; a far greater distance than 7. So the value 2 is on its own on an "island" so to speak
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