In the scatterplot you described, the point that stands out as an outlier is the one located at 60 inches on the horizontal axis and 154 pounds on the vertical axis. This point is significantly higher in weight compared to the others that are clustered between 60 to 64 inches in height and 115 to 135 pounds in weight. The large weight value of 154 pounds for a height of 60 inches makes it distinct from the rest of the data points, which is characteristic of an outlier.
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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?
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