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

19, 10, 15, 99, 12, 18, 15, 16, 12, 13, 18, 17, 19, 13

Which of the following statements is true based on the data set?

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 2 days.

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Saunders

Mathematics

6 December, 23:33

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

19, 10, 15, 99, 12, 18, 15, 16, 12, 13, 18, 17, 19, 13

Which of the following statements is true based on the data set?

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 2 days.

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Yosef Mclaughlin · Answer 1

C. There is one outlier, indicating an abnormally large number of books were rented out on that day.

The data shows numbers ranging from 10 to 19 which is normal. However there is a significantly larger number, 99, which is the outlier.