DIXON'S Q-TEST (TWO-TAILED)

DIXON'S TEST CAN BE USED TO TEST THE PRESENCE O

# of data Values select confidence level TEST IF YOUR DATA IS NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED (EXCLU
1 0.500 96% INSERT YOUR DATA IN THE YELLOW-COLORED CELLS &
2 0.167 THIS TEST IS A TWO-TAILED TEST (TESTS OUTLIER VALU
3 0.187 IF Qexperimental (Qexp) > Qcritical (Qcrit) THEN THE VAL

4 0.183 Qcrit VALUES ARE TAKEN FROM D. B. RORABACHER, AN

5 0.186
6 0.182
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8 0.184
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EST CAN BE USED TO TEST THE PRESENCE OF ONE OUTLIER. DATA MUST BE NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED (EXCLUDING THE POSSIBLE OUTLIER VALUE)
UR DATA IS NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED (EXCLUDING THE POSSIBLE OUTLIER VALUE)
UR DATA IN THE YELLOW-COLORED CELLS & SELECT THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL FROM THE DROP-DOWN LIST
IS A TWO-TAILED TEST (TESTS OUTLIER VALUES AT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER ENDS)
ntal
(Qexp) > Qcritical (Qcrit) THEN THE VALUE TESTED IS AN OUTLIER
S ARE TAKEN FROM D. B. RORABACHER, ANAL. CHEM. 63, 139 (1991)

outlier, Qexp, Qcrit

value tested as possible outlier 0.500
Qexp 0.943
Qcrit 0.483
Result (significance) YES, tested value is an OUTLIER!
SIBLE OUTLIER VALUE)