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Detecting outliers: do not use standard deviation around the mean, use absolute deviation around the median

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Leys, Christophe, Ley, Christophe, Klein, Olivier, Bernard, Philippe, Licata, Laurent·2013·Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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Authors
Leys, C., Ley, C., Klein, O., Bernard, P., & Licata, L.
Affiliations
Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
Corresponding author
Leys, Christophe
Venue
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-07
Volume
49
Issue
4
Pages
764-766
ISSN
0022-1031 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2040975718
Cited by
4,147
References
11
Citations by year
2026: 498 · 2025: 443 · 2024: 393 · 2023: 413 · 2022: 439 · 2021: 447 · 2020: 393 · 2019: 340 · 2018: 276 · 2017: 216 · 2016: 145 · 2015: 106 · 2014: 33 · 2013: 2
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84.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probability and Statistical Research
Keywords
outlier detection, median absolute deviation, standard deviation, mean, statistical software implementation

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