Metainformation
file | Descriptive-statistics_uva-scatterplot-1256-en_uva-scatterplot-1256-en |
name | uva-scatterplot-1256-en |
section | Descriptive statistics/Data representation/Graphs/Scatterplot |
type | schoice |
solution | FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE |
Type | Conceptual |
Language | English |
Level | Statistical Literacy |
IRT-Difficulty | 4.624 |
p-value | 0.0139 |
Question
Of a number of children, age was determined in months, and height in centimeters. The data are plotted in the attached scatterplot. Suppose another child is measured, aged 28 months, with a height of 74.6 cm. In this sample, this child is:

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FALSE: An outlier in terms of age and height
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FALSE: An outlier in terms of age but not in terms of height
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FALSE: An outlier in terms of height but not in terms of age
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TRUE: No outlier in terms of age and length, but in the combination of both
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FALSE: No outlier in terms of age and height, nor in the combination of the two
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An outlier in terms of age and height: Incorrect
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An outlier in terms of age but not in terms of height: Incorrect
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An outlier in terms of height but not in terms of age: Incorrect
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No outlier in terms of age and height, but in the combination of both: Correct
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No outlier in terms of age and height, and not in the combination of both: Incorrect