A scatterplot shows height versus weight.
The horizontal axis shows height, in inches, ranging from 0 to 70 in increments of 5, starting with a jump from 0 to 50. The vertical axis shows the weight, in pounds, ranging from 0 to 160 in increments of 5, starting with a jump from 0 to 90. A kink is shown on both horizontal and vertical axis close to origin. A dot is plotted at 61 in the horizontal axis and 95 on the vertical axis, and also 60 on the horizontal axis and 154 on the vertical axis. A loosely packed cluster of data plots is plotted between 60 to 64 on the horizontal axis and 115 and 135 on the vertical axis.
A teacher took an anonymous survey in one class and then posted the students’ heights and weights on a scatterplot. What point is the outlier?
(1 point)
Responses
(63,122)
left parenthesis 63 comma 122 right parenthesis
(60,123)
left parenthesis 60 comma 123 right parenthesis
(64,125)
left parenthesis 64 comma 125 right parenthesis
(61,95)
1 answer
Based on the description of the scatterplot, it appears that the outlier is the point (61, 95). This point is significantly lower in weight compared to the others that cluster around heights of 60 to 64 and weights of 115 to 135. The other points listed (63, 122), (60, 123), and (64, 125) are within the range of the loosely packed cluster, making them less likely to be outliers. Therefore, the correct response is:
(61,95)
