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Thread #158552   Message #3752882
Posted By: GUEST,#
23-Nov-15 - 09:02 AM
Thread Name: Paris massacres Nov 13, 2015
Subject: RE: Paris massacres Nov 13, 2015
"All statistics have outliers."

'Data analyzers inspecting tables or figures might decide to exclude from statistical analyses unusual data points sometimes called 'outlier' data points. Statistical patterns and conclusions might differ between analyses including versus excluding outliers.'

from

http://www.researchgate.net/post/When_is_it_justifiable_to_exclude_outlier_data_points_from_statistical_analyses