outliers

Meanings

• noun

  Statistics: An observation or value that is markedly different from other observations or values in a set of data.

  - "In the given dataset, the salary of employee X is an outlier as it is significantly higher than the rest."

• noun

  Sociology: A person or group of people who differ from others in a way that is not socially acceptable.

  - "John was an outlier in his community due to his unconventional beliefs."

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Antonyms

inlier

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with outliers
owlers , howlers , dowlers

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Variants

List of all variants of outliers that leads to same result
outlier , outliers

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'outer' or 'outermost' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'outlier' was first used in a statistical context by the mathematician Sir Francis Galton in the late 1800s.

2. In nature, outliers can be found in the form of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes or tornadoes.

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Related Concepts

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1. Anomalies: Similar concept to outliers, but can also refer to errors or inconsistencies in data.

2. Standard Deviation: A statistical measure of the spread of a dataset. Outliers often have a large standard deviation.

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Culture

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In literature, outliers are often portrayed as rebels or misfits who challenge societal norms. In music, 'Outliers' is the title of a song by the band The Gaslight Anthem.

How to Memorize "outliers"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a dataset as a bell curve. Outliers are the data points that fall far outside the curve.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'outlier' with the image of a person or group standing alone and apart from others.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Odd One Out' to remember the definition of an outlier as an observation that is 'odd' or unusual compared to others.

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