Briefly explain how an outlier can make it appear that there is a correlation when there is

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Briefly explain how an outlier can make it appear that there is a correlation when there is none. Also briefly explain how an outlier can make it appear that there is no correlation when there is one. Under what circumstance is it reasonable to ignore outliers when studying correlations?

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Statistical Reasoning For Everyday Life

ISBN: 978-0134494043

5th Edition

Authors: Jeff Bennett, William Briggs, Mario Triola

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