Anomalies

What does anomalous mean?

• Odd one out

• Mean

• Normal

• Biased

Anomalous results can be cause by...

• Rushing the experiment

• Using inaccurate measuring equipment

• Not repeating measurements

• All of the above

Anomalous results are...

• always included in the calculation of the mean (average)

• excluded from the mean

• included in the mean occasionally

• crossed out

Which of the following would be the odd result?

2, 1, 2, 4, 3, 11

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 11

If an anomalous result is included in the data it will increase which feature about the data...

• Mean

• Mode

• Range

• Median

Anomalous results can be identified by looking at the...

• equipment

• results

• method

• hypothesis

Anomalous results can make the results...

• more reliable

• less reliable

• the same

• agree with the hypothesis

After you have written your results into a table, what do you do next?

• Identify anomalous results

• Carry out a risk assessment

• Go home

• Write a hypothesis

Which of the following would be the best thing to do if an anomalous result is found in your data?

• Panic

• Repeat the experiment

• Just leave it as part of your data

• Draw a graph of results

Anomalous points on a graph do not follow the...

• line of best fit

• fashion

• hypothesis

• method