Question

Find the outlier of the set of data: 24, 18, 33, 20, 18, 24, 8, 24.

Answer 1

24?

Answer 2

@893225 @Unicorn17 @MaimiGirl @aum @AngelWilliams16 @Popraci @phi

Answer 3

@hhelpplzzzz @oOKawaiiOo @destinyscott443 @fateal

Answer 4

@theEric @TaylorS11

Answer 5

Do you know what an outlier is?

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

Well, that makes this a tough question, huh?

So! An outlier is a piece of data (like one of those numbers) that is far away from most of the other data!

Does that help?

Answer 8

I can help you numerically, but you might be able to guess like I did.

Answer 9

8, 18, 18, 20, 20, 24, 24, 24, 33

That's what you have, in order. Are all of those numbers right?

Answer 10

i think so

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

Okay! So, let's find the average of the data, to see where the data clumps. Sound good?

Answer 13

Well, I'm about to log out.
Just know that you can see which number is farthest from the average and consider it an outlier.

You can also draw a numberline and see how it looks!

Answer 14

sure thing!

Answer 15

i'm trying to do it now

Answer 16

Here's a numberline!
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=numberline+8%2C+18%2C+18%2C+20%2C+20%2C+24%2C+24%2C+24%2C+33

Answer 17

im taking a look noww

Answer 18

Here's the average:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=average+8%2C+18%2C+18%2C+20%2C+20%2C+24%2C+24%2C+24%2C+33

You know the outlier will be on the end, so 18 or 33!

Good luck, and take care!

Answer 19

thankss

Answer 20

I meant 8 or 33, sorry.