Process: Find unusual amounts

Find amounts far from the rest, overall or per supplier.

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Find amounts far from the rest, overall or per supplier.

Add it to a process

In the process designer, open the Add step tab. Find Find unusual amounts under Process, or type its name in the search box, and drag it onto the canvas.

Fields

FieldRequiredWhat it does
RowsNoVariable holding the rows, or a plain list of amounts
FieldNoField holding the amount, when the rows are records
Group fieldNoField to judge each group on its own (e.g. supplier)
MethodNoHow to judge far (default: iqr) Choices: iqr, zscore.
ThresholdNoHow far is far: inter-quartile ranges (default 1.5) or standard deviations (default 3)
VariableNoVariable to store the result in (default: outliers)

What it gives back

  • {outliers} – rows (each with position, value, typical and reason high or low) and summary

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