Some data does not fit the pattern we identify or the narrative that guides us. How people approach a datum that does not stand in line can be ... fuzzy. Grabbing a couple of commonly shared thoughts on the matter:
- trimming
- winsorization
- "the plural of anecdote is not data"
- "the exception proves the rule"
"You don't count because you're different," is not usually phrased
that bluntly, but I have read or heard:
