You're working with a data set that does not follow a normal distribution. Which method, Z-score or IQR, should be used for detecting outliers?
- Both are suitable
- IQR
- Neither is suitable
- Z-score
In this case, the IQR method is a better choice as it does not assume any specific data distribution unlike the Z-score method, which assumes data is normally distributed.
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