The given data set shows the number of books read by eight children in a reading contest. {40, 15, 14, 15, 10, 11, 18, 20} Which

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Tju [1.3M]

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The given data set shows the number of books read by eight children in a reading contest. {40, 15, 14, 15, 10, 11, 18, 20} Which

data value is considered an outlier? Enter the answer in the box.

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Viefleur [7K] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-02T15:07:10+03:00

Viefleur [7K]3 years ago

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The outlier is 40. An outlier in a distribution is a number that is more than 1.5 times the length of the box away from either the upper or lower quartiles

brilliants [131] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-02T12:53:26+03:00

brilliants [131]3 years ago

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40 is the outlier

it has a difference of about 25 books