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OpenStudy (anonymous):

should outliers be considered when drawing the line of best fit?

OpenStudy (jfraser):

short answer is yes. a slightly longer answer is: it depends on how far away the outlier is. an even slightly longer answer is: do a Q-test on the outlier and if it fails the Q-test, plot the best fit line without the outlier.

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