Adata point that is much larger or smaller than most of the other points in a given data set is called a(n)
a.
outlier
b.
exception
c.
false data point
d.
alternate data point

The data point which is much larger or smaller than other data points is called an outlier. An outlier is the least precise among the data points. In general an outlier significantly affects the mean of the set, not the median nor mode. The answer to this problem hence is A.

true .  

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