Finding outliers in dataset using python
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3 min readSep 23, 2018
In this article, we will use z score and IQR -interquartile range to identify any outliers using python
Jupyter notebook is available at- https://github.com/arshren/MachineLearning/blob/master/Identifying%20outliers.ipynb
What is an outlier?
An outlier is a data point in a data set that is distant from all other observations. A data point that lies outside the overall distribution of the dataset.
What are the criteria to identify an outlier?