An observation that is radically different from the rest is called ________.
A)the median
B)the mean
C)an outlier
D)the mode

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An outlier is a data point that differs significantly from other observations in a dataset. It can either be an extreme value that is much larger or smaller than the other points, or it can be a data point that is far away from the other observations in the dataset. The other answer choices are measures of central tendency and do not describe an observation that is radically different from the rest.

An Observation That Is Radically Different from the Rest Is