One of the takeaways from your reading last week was the importance of investigating outliers. Here's a great read that illustrates the potential consequences of ignoring outliers: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-went-wrong-in-flint-water-crisis-michigan/(Links to an external site.)

Can you think of other examples (from the news or your real life) in which outliers turned out to be key? Read the article and answer this question for a class participation point!