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What does the interquartile range (IQR) represent in a dataset?
What does the interquartile range (IQR) represent in a dataset?
- The width of the range of values that contains the central 75% of the data.
- The width of the range of values that contains 50% of central data. (correct)
- The average distance of each data point from the median.
- The range between the minimum and maximum values.
Which of the following is MOST affected by extreme values in a dataset?
Which of the following is MOST affected by extreme values in a dataset?
- The median.
- The range. (correct)
- The Interquartile Range (IQR).
- The mode.
In a dataset of exam scores, the median is 75. What does this indicate?
In a dataset of exam scores, the median is 75. What does this indicate?
- The average score is 75.
- 75% of the scores are above the average.
- The most frequent score is 75.
- 50% of the scores are below 75 and 50% are above 75. (correct)
Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?
Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?
What is the primary purpose of calculating measures of dispersion?
What is the primary purpose of calculating measures of dispersion?
In a dataset where the mean, median, and mode are approximately equal, what can be inferred about the distribution?
In a dataset where the mean, median, and mode are approximately equal, what can be inferred about the distribution?
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate use of tertiles?
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate use of tertiles?
What does the standard deviation measure?
What does the standard deviation measure?
Which of the following statements BEST describes the median?
Which of the following statements BEST describes the median?
In a normal distribution, where are most of the values clustered?
In a normal distribution, where are most of the values clustered?
What is the primary difference between quartiles and quintiles?
What is the primary difference between quartiles and quintiles?
If a dataset has a large standard deviation, what does it indicate about the data?
If a dataset has a large standard deviation, what does it indicate about the data?
Which of the following is a graphical representation used for a single numeric variable, showing the pattern of variability using intervals?
Which of the following is a graphical representation used for a single numeric variable, showing the pattern of variability using intervals?
What information does a boxplot (5-number summary) provide?
What information does a boxplot (5-number summary) provide?
What question does 'mode' help answer when analyzing a variable?
What question does 'mode' help answer when analyzing a variable?
Consider a dataset of customer ages. Which measure of central tendency would be MOST appropriate if the dataset contains a few very high ages (outliers)?
Consider a dataset of customer ages. Which measure of central tendency would be MOST appropriate if the dataset contains a few very high ages (outliers)?
In a frequency distribution table, what does the 'number of people' typically represent for each height category?
In a frequency distribution table, what does the 'number of people' typically represent for each height category?
In the context of descriptive statistics, what is skewness?
In the context of descriptive statistics, what is skewness?
What is the major drawback of using the 'range' as a measure of dispersion?
What is the major drawback of using the 'range' as a measure of dispersion?
For a data set with a non-normal distribution, which measure of central tendency BEST represents the 'center' of the data?
For a data set with a non-normal distribution, which measure of central tendency BEST represents the 'center' of the data?
Which Excel function is most appropriate for calculating the median of a dataset?
Which Excel function is most appropriate for calculating the median of a dataset?
Which of the following transformations would have the LEAST effect on the median of a dataset?
Which of the following transformations would have the LEAST effect on the median of a dataset?
When should you use the mode to describe a dataset?
When should you use the mode to describe a dataset?
What is the relationship between the variance and the standard deviation?
What is the relationship between the variance and the standard deviation?
You are comparing the variability of two datasets with different units of measurement. Which measure of dispersion is MOST suitable for this comparison?
You are comparing the variability of two datasets with different units of measurement. Which measure of dispersion is MOST suitable for this comparison?
Flashcards
Measures of central tendency
Measures of central tendency
Single, central value around which other values cluster.
Measures of dispersion
Measures of dispersion
Extent of spread of values of a variable.
Mode
Mode
Most common value in a data set.
Median
Median
Middle point of a distribution; half the observations are smaller, half are larger.
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Mean (average)
Mean (average)
Add all values and divide by the number of values.
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Range
Range
Largest value minus the smallest value in a data set.
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Quantiles
Quantiles
Divides data into equal parts; tertiles (3), quartiles (4), quintiles (5).
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Q1 (25th percentile)
Q1 (25th percentile)
Value below which 25% of the data falls.
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Q2 (50th percentile)
Q2 (50th percentile)
The median; the value below which 50% of the data falls.
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Q3 (75th percentile)
Q3 (75th percentile)
Value below which 75% of the data falls.
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Interquartile Range (IQR)
Interquartile Range (IQR)
The width of the range containing the central 50% of the data (Q3 - Q1).
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Standard deviation.
Standard deviation.
Quantifies the typical spread around the mean.
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Box-plot
Box-plot
A visual way to display the distribution of data based on quartiles.
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Histogram
Histogram
A summary graph for a single numeric variable.
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- Basic summary statistics for numeric variables:
- A single, central value for a given variable around which other values cluster is a measure of central tendency
- The extent of spread of values of a variable is a measure of dispersion
Measures of Central Tendency
- Mean, median, and mode are measures of central tendency
- The mode is the most common value of a variable
- For example: In the data set 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, the mode is 3
- The median is the middle point of a distribution, where half the observations are smaller and half are larger
- E.g A sorted data set has 101 values, 50 values are smaller than the median while 50 observations are greater, therefore the median is the 51st value
- The mean is the arithmetic average, calculated by adding all values and dividing by the number of values
- In a normal distribution, most values are clustered around the mean, where mean=mode=median
Measures of Dispersion
- Range: difference between the largest and smallest value
- Easy to compute but not very informative and highly affected by extreme values
- Quantiles: Sort values from min to max, then split into equal parts
- Tertiles split into 3 categories
- Quartiles split into 4 categories
- Quintiles split into 5 categories
- Percentile: The value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations falls
- Q1 (25th percentile): 25% of observations smaller than this value
- Q2 (50th percentile): 50% of observations smaller than this value, also the median
- Q3 (75th percentile): 75% of observations smaller than this value
- Interquartile Range (IQR): Q3-Q1
- IQR represents the width of the range containing 50% of the central data
- Standard deviation ('s') :
- quantifies the typical spread or variation around the mean
- It indicates how much individual data points/values differ from the mean on average
- The square root of the variance
Presenting numeric data with graphs
- Box-plot: Boxplot provides a five number summary : min, Q1, median, Q3, max
- Histogram: Summary graph for a single numeric variable
- It helps understand the pattern of variability in the data
- Range of values is divided into equal size intervals, shows the number of individual data points that fall in each interval
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