A measurement located outside the upper limits of a box-and-whiskers display is ___________.
A)Always in the first quartile
B)An outlier
C)Always the largest value in the data set
D)Within the lower limits

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An outlier is a measurement that falls outside the upper or lower limits of a box-and-whiskers plot. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because a measurement outside the upper limits cannot be located in the first quartile. Option C is incorrect because an outlier can be located anywhere in the data set, not just the largest value. Option D is incorrect because an outlier outside the upper limits cannot be within the lower limits.

A Measurement Located Outside the Upper Limits of a Box-And-Whiskers