A model is built to predict the amount of rainfall that will occur in the city of Brayville, based on the average daily rainfall for the corresponding month of the prior year. Which of the following is an example of an outlier in the set of data?
A. a higher-than-average rainfall due to an unseasonable hurricane that month
B. a higher-than-average number of people observing the rainfall totals that month
C. a higher-than-average soil moisture level at the Brayville city park
D. a lower-than-average number of people driving on the road due to wet conditions
A. a higher-than-average rainfall due to an unseasonable hurricane that month
This is an example of an outlier because it is an extreme event that does not typically occur and significantly impacts the amount of rainfall for that month.