outlier

• Substantiv, das eine Person oder Sache bezeichnet, die außerhalb einer Hauptgruppe oder eines Systems steht, oder einen Wert, der außerhalb des normalen Bereichs eines Datensatzes liegt.

A noun referring to a person or thing that is situated away from or detached from the main body or system, or a value that lies outside the normal range of a data set.

1. Remote worker or commuterC1formal

   A person who lives away from their place of work, often traveling a long distance.

   Pendler mit weitem Arbeitsweg

   • He is an outlier who commutes two hours each way to the city.
   • Many outliers in rural areas travel far for their jobs.
   • The company offers flexible hours for outliers living far from the office.

2. Statistical deviationC1formal

   An observation or data point that lies an abnormal distance from other values in a random sample from a population.

   Statistische Abweichung

   • The statistician identified an outlier in the dataset that skewed the results.
   • Outliers can significantly affect the mean of a sample.
   • Removing the outlier improved the accuracy of the analysis.

   Synonymeaberrationanomalydeviationexceptionirregularity

   Antonymenormalrepresentativetypical