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... > social science subjects > geography > geoinformatics > geographic information science > analytical methods > outliers
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outliers  

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  • Outliers refers to atypical and infrequent observations that differ markedly from the bulk of observations (in location, scale, or distributional pattern). An observed outlier may be caused by the error in measurement or processing, influenced by an interruptive event (such as strike, natural disaster, political or economic crises), or generated by a different mechanism. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Outliers]

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