What are the limitations of using a modified Z-score for outlier detection?
- It assumes data is normally distributed
- It cannot handle missing values
- It is sensitive to extreme values
- It uses median instead of mean, which may not always be appropriate
A limitation of the modified Z-score is that it uses the median and MAD instead of the mean and standard deviation, which may not always be appropriate, especially for normally distributed data.
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