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outlier
outlier An outlier is a data point that is unusual or rare compared with the rest of the observations and lies far from the center of a distribution.
An outlier is a data point that is unusual or rare compared with the rest of the observations and lies far from the center of a distribution. Because there is no single agreed rule for identifying one, outliers should be interpreted cautiously and their impact on statistical results should be checked.