When a Manager Notices an Outlier During the Cost Estimation

question 90

Multiple Choice

When a manager notices an outlier during the cost estimation process, the appropriate response is to:

• A) no response is required, unless multiple outliers are observed.
• B) attempt to identify the reasons for the outlier.
• C) divide the outlier by the standard deviation, before including the outlier in the regression model
• D) re-collect all the data, as an outlier indicates that the data has been corrupted.

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