Find the outlier in a data set
Find the middle half of the numbers. Then look for the one value that sits far outside it.
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Number of pages read by students in a week: 29, 13, 12, 15, 12, 12. Which value is an outlier?
Answer: 29
Seconds it took students to run 100 meters: 21, 22, 19, 20, 22, 41. Which value is an outlier?
Answer: 41
Minutes Maya spent on homework each night: 16, 15, 16, 28, 16, 14. Which value is an outlier?
Answer: 28
Tip: Find the middle half of the numbers. Then look for the one value that sits far outside it.
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