Using mathematical methods to spot anomalies

theta

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Hi all. If I had a list of numbers (1,000 rows) and wanted to find those which would appear to be anomalies, given the rest of population...what methods could I use?

15
19
65
87
4
23
100
53
14
7

Distance from the mean?
Normal (Gaussian) distribution?
Bi-nomial distribution?
Quantitative methods...

What would be the easist way to 'mark' these items with some sort of index (standard z-score) and perhaps graph it?

Would there be a way to 'tune' this to make it more/less senstitive...
 
Hi guys. I have my first draft using STD Dev and graphs. If I upload can I get some active feedback :)
 
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