What Impact Can an Outlier Have on a Correlation

question 16

Multiple Choice

What impact can an outlier have on a correlation?

• A)An outlier that is consistent with the trend of the rest of the data will inflate the correlation.
• B)An outlier that is not consistent with the rest of the data can deflate the correlation.
• C)An outlier in a smaller sample has an especially large impact on a correlation, compared to an outlier in a larger sample.
• D)All of the above.

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