Question

Given below is the plot of quantity (in hundreds) produced by different companies of a certain products.


Analyze the bar graph. Does this data set have an outlier? Find out the outlier (if any).

• A. No.
• B. Yes. Quantity produced by company D.
• C. Yes. Quantity produced by company D.
• D. Cannot be determined

Answer 1

The correct option is B Yes. Quantity produced by company D.

The vertical axis shows the quantity produced by different companies in hundreds.


Here, the variation in quantity produced by all the companies lies between 5-20 hundred except company D, 60 hundred.

Hence, the quantity produced by company D is an outlier.