Question

the two scatter plots below show the same data set. choose the scatter plot in which the outlier is highlighted.

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the concept of an outlier

An outlier is a data point that is significantly different from the other data points in a data set. In a scatter - plot, it is a point that lies far away from the general cluster of points.

Step2: Analyze the two scatter - plots

In the first scatter - plot, most of the points are in the range of \(y = 40\) to \(y = 100\) (with some spread in the \(x\) - direction). The highlighted point (in red) is within this general cluster (even though it is on the lower end of the cluster). In the second scatter - plot, most of the points are in the range of \(y=40\) to \(y = 100\), but the highlighted point (at \(y = 20\)) is far below the general cluster of points.

Answer:

The second scatter - plot.