A survey taken of 140 sports fans asked the question: "What is the most you have ever spent for a ticket to a sporting event?" The five-number summary for the data collected is: min - 85, Q1-130, Median - 145, Q3 - 150, Max - 250 Should the smallest observation be classified as an outlier? a. Yes b. No

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Daniel Strickland

3 September, 14:45

A survey taken of 140 sports fans asked the question: "What is the most you have ever spent for a ticket to a sporting event?" The five-number summary for the data collected is: min - 85, Q1-130, Median - 145, Q3 - 150, Max - 250 Should the smallest observation be classified as an outlier? a. Yes b. No

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Joslyn Parsons · Answer 1

The IQR is 150 - 130 = 20. Using the 1.5 (IQR) criterion we get 130 - 1.5 (20) = 100. Since the smallest observation of 85 is smaller than 100, it should be considered an outlier