2007-07-05 05:49:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
To add to the answer related to statistics. Sometimes an outlier may lead to new knowledge. Usually outliers are ignored. However, sometimes an oulier might indicate that something important is happening that the hypothesis being tested does not take into consideration.
2007-07-05 06:26:49 · answer #1 · answered by gle 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean in statistics or geology?
In statistics, an outlier is a piece of data that is numerically different from the rest of the data. Outliers in data sets can cause results to be misleading because it can skew the data off the accurate.
In geology, an outlier (or a klippe) is an erosional remnant of a thrust fault sheet or of a rock layer that has been mostly eroded away.
2007-07-05 12:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have an hard cap that resists erosion, then the surrounding landscape can erode away leaving a solitary hill.
2007-07-05 12:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋