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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The data set below shows the number of cars parked in the restaurant parking lot during the lunch hour each day for two weeks: 8 7 14 10 13 27 11 10 14 7 12 9 14 9 Which of the following statements is true based on the data set?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

There is one outlier that indicates an unusually small number of cars were in the parking lot that day. There are two outliers that indicate an unusually small number of cars were in the parking lot those two days. There is one outlier that indicates an unusually large number of cars were in the parking lot that day. There are two outliers that indicate an unusually large number of cars were in the parking lot those two days.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you ppl now how to do it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@DJJo

OpenStudy (djjo):

Ok, what number(s) stand out from the rest?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7 8 9

OpenStudy (djjo):

Do you know what outlier means?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (djjo):

ok so what does it mean?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it means a number that is way less than the rest

OpenStudy (djjo):

or way bigger

OpenStudy (djjo):

so look at the list again and try to find a bigger number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

27

OpenStudy (djjo):

that's right so 27 is the outlier because all the others are between 7 and 14 and suddenly you see 27 which is not as close

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

OpenStudy (djjo):

so what do you think the answer is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C

OpenStudy (djjo):

That's right!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you so much

OpenStudy (djjo):

no prob

OpenStudy (anonymous):

;)

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