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Outlier (IQR)

numeric_outlier_iqr - Column-level - Numeric

Flags statistical outliers using the interquartile range (IQR) method.

Parameters

Parameter Type Default Required Description
iqr_multiplier float 1.5 No Number of IQRs beyond Q1/Q3 before a value counts as an outlier.
threshold_percent float 0.0 No Fail if the percentage of outliers exceeds this.

YAML example

checks:
  - name: example_numeric_outlier_iqr
    check_type: numeric_outlier_iqr
    table_name: schema.table
    column_name: example_column
    parameters:
      iqr_multiplier: 1.5
      threshold_percent: 0.0

See YAML check format for the full field reference.