Jerome has surveyed his friends to see the number of meals they've eaten at McDonald's in the past month.He received the following responses: 2,3,1,2,4,2,and 12.Twelve is an example of a/an
A)error.
B)outlier.
C)median.
D)mode.

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An outlier is a data point that is significantly higher or lower than the other data points in a dataset. In this case, the numbers collected from Jerome's friends are relatively low, with the highest being 12. Therefore, 12 is an outlier, as it is much higher than the other numbers collected.

Jerome Has Surveyed His Friends to See the Number of Meals