Outlier (1.5 IQR rule): An observation that falls more than 1.5 times the IQR below Q1 or above Q3.
How to apply it: Check for outliers before choosing summary statistics; report them and consider their source.
Course: AP Statistics · Unit: Exploring One-Variable Data
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