Question

During a game of miniature golf, Stan compares his scores to Rita's to see who is a better player. Who has an outlier?

Stan: 8, 6, 5, 7, 4, 8
Rita: 1, 7, 8, 7, 9, 8

A. both

B. Stan

C. Rita

D. neither

Answer 1

It seems as though Rita does in the score of 1 since it is so different than her other scores.

Answer 2

so which one has the outlier ?

Answer 3

The outlier is the "oddball" or anomalous score. Rita's score of 1 doesn't seem to fit with her scores of 7, 8, 7, 9, and 8. Stan's scores, although still variable, are all much closer a measure of central tendency like a mean or median.