Accоrding tо the Nаtiоnаl Conference of Stаte Legislature (www.ncsl.org), the following are the unemployment rates for the 24 states west of the Mississippi in August, 2014: Unemployment Rates (%) State Rate (%) 1 6.8 2 7.1 3 6.3 4 7.4 5 5.1 6 4.3 7 4.7 8 4.5 9 4.9 10 5.8 11 4.3 12 6.3 13 4.7 14 3.6 15 7.6 16 6.7 17 2.8 18 4.7 19 7.2 20 3.6 21 5.3 22 3.6 23 5.6 24 4.6 How many outliers are in this data set?