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  "id": 507772,
  "title": "Regarding outliers",
  "url": "/competitions/home-credit-credit-risk-model-stability/discussion/507772",
  "author_name": "CassMark",
  "post_date": "2024-05-27T06:52:30.396000",
  "votes": 0,
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  "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/outlier#:~:text=An%20outlier%20is%20a%20single,the%20norm%20in%20some%20respect.\" target=\"_blank\">Outliers</a> play a crucial role in statistics, particularly in small sample sizes. Just one outlier can greatly impact averages and distort final outcomes, leading to a more simplified analysis. I have a question about the outliers. What <a href=\"https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2021/05/detecting-and-treating-outliers-treating-the-odd-one-out/\" target=\"_blank\">methods</a> or techniques do u normally take to handle outliers well? How does one decide whether to remove or keep an outlier and the impact this decision has on your analysis? Just wanna see everyone insights on this.</p>",
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      "postDate": "2024-05-27T06:52:30.397Z",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/outlier#:~:text=An%20outlier%20is%20a%20single,the%20norm%20in%20some%20respect.\" target=\"_blank\">Outliers</a> play a crucial role in statistics, particularly in small sample sizes. Just one outlier can greatly impact averages and distort final outcomes, leading to a more simplified analysis. I have a question about the outliers. What <a href=\"https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2021/05/detecting-and-treating-outliers-treating-the-odd-one-out/\" target=\"_blank\">methods</a> or techniques do u normally take to handle outliers well? How does one decide whether to remove or keep an outlier and the impact this decision has on your analysis? Just wanna see everyone insights on this.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "[Outliers](https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/outlier#:~:text=An%20outlier%20is%20a%20single,the%20norm%20in%20some%20respect.) play a crucial role in statistics, particularly in small sample sizes. Just one outlier can greatly impact averages and distort final outcomes, leading to a more simplified analysis. I have a question about the outliers. What [methods](https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2021/05/detecting-and-treating-outliers-treating-the-odd-one-out/) or techniques do u normally take to handle outliers well? How does one decide whether to remove or keep an outlier and the impact this decision has on your analysis? Just wanna see everyone insights on this."
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    "2838651": "[Outliers](https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/outlier#:~:text=An%20outlier%20is%20a%20single,the%20norm%20in%20some%20respect.) play a crucial role in statistics, particularly in small sample sizes. Just one outlier can greatly impact averages and distort final outcomes, leading to a more simplified analysis. I have a question about the outliers. What [methods](https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2021/05/detecting-and-treating-outliers-treating-the-odd-one-out/) or techniques do u normally take to handle outliers well? How does one decide whether to remove or keep an outlier and the impact this decision has on your analysis? Just wanna see everyone insights on this."
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