what is an outlier

Question

A. a data point that perfectly embodies the relationship between two variables

B. a data point that falls outside of a general trend on a graph

C. a way of determining how two variables are related to each other

D. a data point that does not fit into a bar graph

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

B. a data point that falls outside of a general trend on a graph.

An outlier is typically seen as a value that deviates significantly from the other observations in a dataset, and it does not conform to the expected pattern or trend.