explain how the interquartile range of a data set can be used to identify outliers.

the interquartile range (iqr) of a data set can be used to identify outliers because data values that are dropdown or dropdown dropdown are considered outliers.

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explain how the interquartile range of a data set can be used to identify outliers.

the interquartile range (iqr) of a data set can be used to identify outliers because data values that are dropdown or dropdown dropdown are considered outliers.

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Define the outlier boundaries

Identify the conditions for outliers

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