WEALTH!

The kid was quiet today... I guess the further we progress into technical material, the less creative his outbursts can be.

Prof: "Midterm is next week."
Kid: "Doesn't feel like we've done much."

(Prof wrote on board "better way: sqrt n")
Kid: "What's that square root of n doing next to 'better way'?"

Prof: "How do you detect outliers in a multivariate case?"
Kid: "Why don't you look at it?"
(silence)
Kid: "Plot it!"
(class laughs)
Prof: "How do you plot multiple dimensions?"
Kid: "Oh... right."

Prof: "So, what are outliers?"
Kid: "You know it when you see it."

Prof: "When are outliers good?"
Kid: "WEALTH!"
Prof: "Huh?"
Kid: "Wealth! If you are a wealthy outlier, than it's good."