An Unusually Large or Small Observation Separated from the Rest

question 86

Multiple Choice

An unusually large or small observation separated from the rest of the data is a(n) ________.

• A) absolute extreme
• B) outlier
• C) mode
• D) quartile

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Definitions:

Cause-And-Effect Diagram

A visual tool used to systematically identify and present possible causes of a specific problem or outcome, often structured in the form of a fishbone diagram.

Histogram

A visual tool in statistics used to depict the frequency distribution of a dataset, with bars whose heights correspond to the frequency of values within intervals.

Cause-And-Effect Diagram

A visual tool that identifies potential causes of a problem and organizes them into categories.

Statistical Stability

The property of a statistical measure to remain constant over time or across different samples.