Outliers are observations that
A)lie outside the sample.
B)render the study useless.
C)lie outside the typical pattern of points on a scatterplot.
D)disrupt the entire linear trend.

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Outliers are observations that deviate significantly from the overall pattern of data in a dataset. On a scatterplot, they appear as points that lie far away from the cluster of other points, indicating they do not follow the typical trend or pattern observed in the rest of the data.

Outliers Are Observations That