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Describing Deviations from the Pattern

Outliers: Outliers are observations that fall outside the overall pattern. We develop a more precise method for identifying outliers later in this module. For now, use your judgment to identify values that appear to be exceptions to the general trend in the data.

EXAMPLE Wrist measurements

In the distribution of wrist measurements, there are two women with unusually large wrists. These women might be outliers. They are marked in red.

The man with the smallest wrist measurement is shown in yellow. This man is probably not an outlier.

Right now identifying outliers is a judgement call. Later we will learn more precise ways to identify outliers.

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