Easy -2.0 This is a simple data interpretation question requiring only visual identification of an obvious outlier from a scatter diagram. It requires no calculation, mathematical technique, or problem-solving—just pattern recognition to spot which point doesn't fit, making it significantly easier than typical A-level questions.
A student plots the scatter diagram below showing the mass in kilograms against the CO₂ emissions in grams per kilogram for a sample of cars in the Large Data Set.
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Their teacher tells them to remove an error to clean the data.
Identify the data point which should be removed.
Circle your answer below.
[1 mark]
\(A\) \quad \(B\) \quad \(C\) \quad \(D\)
A student plots the scatter diagram below showing the mass in kilograms against the CO₂ emissions in grams per kilogram for a sample of cars in the Large Data Set.
\includegraphics{figure_12}
Their teacher tells them to remove an error to clean the data.
Identify the data point which should be removed.
Circle your answer below.
[1 mark]
$A$ \quad $B$ \quad $C$ \quad $D$
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