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1. Statistical Methods

1.1. Z-Score Analysis

  • Description: Measures how far a data point is from the mean in terms of standard deviations.
  • Formula: Z=(X−μ)σZ = \frac{(X – \mu)}{\sigma}
    • XX: Data point.
    • μ\mu: Mean of the data.
    • σ\sigma: Standard deviation.
  • Threshold: Commonly, values with ∣Z∣>3|Z| > 3 are considered outliers.
  • Applicability: Best suited for numerical data with normal distribution.

Python Implementation:

python
import numpy as np

# Example column
data = [10, 12, 13, 100, 14, 15] # Replace with dataset column

# Compute Z-scores
mean = np.mean(data)
std = np.std(data)
z_scores = [(x - mean) / std for x in data]

# Identify outliers
outliers = [data[i] for i in range(len(data)) if abs(z_scores[i]) > 3]
print("Outliers using Z-score:", outliers)

1.2. Interquartile Range (IQR)

  • Description: Identifies outliers based on the spread of the middle 50% of the data.
  • Steps:
    1. Calculate Q1 (25th percentile) and Q3 (75th percentile).
    2. Compute IQR: IQR=Q3−Q1IQR = Q3 – Q1.
    3. Define boundaries:
      • Lower Bound: Q1−1.5×IQRQ1 – 1.5 \times IQR.
      • Upper Bound: Q3+1.5×IQRQ3 + 1.5 \times IQR.
    4. Data points outside these bounds are outliers.
  • Applicability: Works well for skewed distributions and numerical data.

Python Implementation:

python
import numpy as np

# Example column
data = [10, 12, 13, 100, 14, 15] # Replace with dataset column

# Calculate Q1, Q3, and IQR
Q1 = np.percentile(data, 25)
Q3 = np.percentile(data, 75)
IQR = Q3 - Q1

# Define outlier bounds
lower_bound = Q1 - 1.5 * IQR
upper_bound = Q3 + 1.5 * IQR

# Identify outliers
outliers = [x for x in data if x < lower_bound or x > upper_bound]
print("Outliers using IQR:", outliers)

2. Visualization Techniques

2.1. Boxplot

  • Description: A graphical representation of data distribution, highlighting outliers as points outside the whiskers.
  • Tool: Libraries like matplotlib or seaborn in Python.

Python Implementation:

python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Example data
data = [10, 12, 13, 100, 14, 15] # Replace with dataset column

# Create a boxplot
plt.boxplot(data)
plt.title("Boxplot to Identify Outliers")
plt.show()

3. Algorithmic Methods

3.1. DBSCAN (Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise)

  • Description: Clusters data points and flags those in low-density regions as outliers.
  • Applicability: Useful for high-dimensional data or data with complex distributions.

Python Implementation:

python
from sklearn.cluster import DBSCAN
import numpy as np

# Example data (2D)
data = np.array([[1, 2], [2, 2], [3, 3], [100, 100]]) # Replace with dataset

# Apply DBSCAN
dbscan = DBSCAN(eps=3, min_samples=2)
labels = dbscan.fit_predict(data)

# Identify outliers (label = -1)
outliers = data[labels == -1]
print("Outliers using DBSCAN:", outliers)

4. Advanced Techniques

4.1. Isolation Forest

  • Description: Machine learning algorithm that isolates anomalies by randomly partitioning data.
  • Applicability: Suitable for large datasets with non-linear relationships.

Python Implementation:

python
from sklearn.ensemble import IsolationForest

# Example data (1D)
data = [[10], [12], [13], [100], [14], [15]] # Replace with dataset

# Fit Isolation Forest
iso_forest = IsolationForest(contamination=0.1)
outliers = iso_forest.fit_predict(data)

# Identify outlier points
outlier_points = [data[i] for i in range(len(outliers)) if outliers[i] == -1]
print("Outliers using Isolation Forest:", outlier_points)

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