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Term of the Road Dictionary

outlier

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Scientific and Technical Tools Mathematics and Statistics
  • Definition : Value in a series of homogeneous data which has a much lower probability of occurrence than expected according to the sample size and distribution. Note: an outlier is suspected of being an erroneous measurement, and may be eliminated under certain conditions [COST 323].

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