Analyzing Evidence Answers

Read the description of data collected in each of the following examples. Evaluate each situation and decide which factor best describes the inconsistent data. Five students in a classroom each counted fruit flies in a flask. Their counts gave the following data 22, 24, 26, 23, and 24. The actual number of fruit flies in the flask was 25.

Dana measured the mass of 20 soil samples for a gardening study. After measuring the first 10, she realized she had forgotten to zero the balance. She did that and then measured the other 10 samples.

Does this data set contain outliers?