Question

The data set below shows the number of books checked out from a library during the first two weeks of the month:

98, 19, 14, 15, 18, 16, 20, 22, 12, 17, 13, 21, 18, 15

Which of the following statements is true based on the data set? (1 point)

There is one outlier, indicating very few books were rented out on that day.
There are two outliers, indicating very few books were rented out on those two days.
There is one outlier, indicating an abnormally large number of books were rented out on that day.
There are two outliers, indicating an abnormally large number of books were rented out on those two days.

Answer 1

Hi, and welcome to Questioncove!

Based on the number of books given, are any of the numbers much larger or much smaller compared to the others?
It seems like most of the numbers fall between the range of 13 and 22, but there is one number that is much larger than that range...
So, can you answer: how many outliers are there? And are the outlier(s) much larger or much smaller than the rest of the numbers?
If you can answer that, then the correct choice should become clear