Statistics - 8th Grade Math

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The scatter plot provided displays a group of students' test scores versus the length of time the students spent studying for a test. Based on plot, select the answer choice with the data point that if added to the graph, would be an outlier.

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To answer this question correctly, we need to recall what "outlier" means. An outlier is a value that is much smaller or larger than the rest of the values in a set of data. Also, a data point that does not follow the same pattern as the rest of the set could be described as an outlier.

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This point is showing that a student who studied for hours received a on the test. If we look at our graph, we can see that the two students that spent hours studying received scores of and . A score of fits in with that data; thus, is not an outlier.

This point is showing that a student who studied for hour received a on the test. If we look at our graph, we can see that the two students that spent hour studying received scores of and . A score of fits in with that data; thus, is not an outlier.

This point is showing that a student who studied for hours received a on the test. If we look at our graph, we can see that the two students that spent hours studying received scores of and . A score of fits in with that data; thus, is not an outlier.

This point is showing that a student who studied for hours received a on the test. If we look at our graph, we can see that the student who spent hours studying received a score of . Also, if we look at the student who studied for hours, that student received an . Based on this results, would be an outlier.

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