In examining the career earnings of different undergraduate majors, identifying Michael Jordan as an atypical instance amongst Geography majors would be an example of what sort of data analysis?
A) Dashboard
B) Pattern discovery
C) Outlier detection
D) Data mining

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Outlier detection is the process of identifying values that lie far outside the expected range of values in a dataset. Michael Jordan's exceptional career earnings as a Geography major would qualify as an outlier in this analysis. A dashboard would provide an overview of multiple metrics in a single interface, pattern discovery involves identifying trends and relationships in data, and data mining involves exploring and analyzing large datasets for insights.

In Examining the Career Earnings of Different Undergraduate Majors, Identifying