Jeremiah is a door-to-door salesman. He has been keeping a record of his sales for the past few months. He is not surprised when his data revealed an outlier during the month of _____, given the inclement weather around that time.
A) November (total sales = 22)
B) December (total sales = 23)
C) January (total sales = 7)
D) February (total sales = 19)

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The low total sales of 7 during the month of January suggests that the inclement weather may have affected Jeremiah's ability to make sales. Outliers are data points that fall far outside the normal range and given the context provided, January appears to be the most likely outlier.

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