Frank Anscombe Quote

An observation with an abnormally large residual will be referred to as an outlier. Other terms in English are "wild", "straggler", "sport" and "maverick"; one may also speak of a "discordant", "anomalous" or "aberrant" observation.


Rejection of Outliers - Technometrics, Volume 2, 1960


An observation with an abnormally large residual will be referred to as an outlier. Other terms in English are wild, straggler, sport and maverick;...

An observation with an abnormally large residual will be referred to as an outlier. Other terms in English are wild, straggler, sport and maverick;...

An observation with an abnormally large residual will be referred to as an outlier. Other terms in English are wild, straggler, sport and maverick;...

An observation with an abnormally large residual will be referred to as an outlier. Other terms in English are wild, straggler, sport and maverick;...