an outlier is something that needs to be predefined; I think
of an outlier as something that is surprising given my model
of the data; routines such as box plots force their model of
the data on you
what is your model of the data?
Rich
Raphael Fraser wrote:
I have 10 years data (5000 observations) on patients heights and
weights. Is there any ado-file that could assist in locating possible
outliers?
Raphael
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