Question

Match the outliers with the correct stem-and-leaf plots.

• A. 59
• B. 11
• C. 72

Answer 1

Outlier is a data value that is numerically distant from the data set or it is a value much different from the rest of the values in the data set.

The first stem-and-leaf plot is

All the values are close to each other except one value. A value that is numerically distant from the data set is 59.

Hence, 59 is the outlier.


The next stem-and-leaf plot is

All the values are close to each other except one value. A value that is numerically distant from the data set is 11.

Hence, 11 is the outlier.


The next stem-and-leaf plot is

All the values are close to each other except one value. A value that is numerically distant from the data set is 72.

Hence, 72 is the outlier.