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Outlier (z-score)

numeric_outlier_zscore - Column-level - Numeric

Flags statistical outliers using the z-score method.

Parameters

Parameter Type Default Required Description
zscore_threshold float 3.0 No Number of standard deviations 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_zscore
    check_type: numeric_outlier_zscore
    table_name: schema.table
    column_name: example_column
    parameters:
      zscore_threshold: 3.0
      threshold_percent: 0.0

See YAML check format for the full field reference.