CS4061D Data Analytics - Descriptive Statistics

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What is the cumulative frequency for the class interval 450-459?

130

175 (correct)

200

What is the cumulative frequency of students who scored below 440?

175

76 (correct)

130

Which class interval has the highest number of students according to the cumulative frequency table?

430-439

420-429

450-459

440-449 (correct)

What is the upper boundary of the class interval for scores between 460 and 469?

469.5 Signup and view all the answers

How many students scored between 470 and 479?

7 Signup and view all the answers

How is the altered mean calculated when each observation is multiplied by a non-zero constant?

′𝒙 = 𝒙 ∗ 𝒄 Signup and view all the answers

Which method for calculating the mean of grouped data involves using the frequencies and midpoints of the classes?

Direct method Signup and view all the answers

In the direct method of calculating the mean, what does $𝑥_i$ represent?

The midpoint of the class Signup and view all the answers

What is required to calculate the mean using the assumed mean method?

A guessed mean value Signup and view all the answers

What expression correctly represents the calculation of the mean using the direct method?

$rac{Σ fi xi}{Σ fi}$ Signup and view all the answers

Which measure is not typically classified as a measure of location?

Percentage Signup and view all the answers

What type of measure must be computed on the entire data set as a whole?

Holistic measure Signup and view all the answers

The formula for the simple mean of a sample is represented by which of the following equations?

$ar{x} = \frac{\sum xi}{n}$ Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a correct characteristic of a weighted mean?

Some sample values can contribute more to the mean Signup and view all the answers

Which measure is classified as a distributive measure?

Count Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between the simple mean and the weighted mean?

Weighted mean applies different weights to data points Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of mean measurement?

Population mean Signup and view all the answers

What method does the algebraic measure use to compute values?

Applying algebraic functions to distributive measures Signup and view all the answers

What is the cumulative frequency for the marks range 440-449?

130 Signup and view all the answers

How many students scored more than 459.5 marks?

25 Signup and view all the answers

Which class has the highest frequency of students?

430-439 Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of students scored 439.5 marks or below?

65% Signup and view all the answers

Which cumulative frequency represents students scoring more than 419.5?

186 Signup and view all the answers

What does the cross point of two Ogive plots represent?

The mean of the sample Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following means is calculated using the product of values?

Geometric Mean Signup and view all the answers

In what scenario is the Harmonic Mean most effectively used?

When calculating average rates Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for using a trimmed mean?

To reduce the influence of extreme values Signup and view all the answers

How is the Geometric Mean defined mathematically for n observations?

$ar{x} = \sqrt[n]{x_1 imes x_2 imes ... imes x_n}$ Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is true regarding the relationship between Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean, and Harmonic Mean?

Geometric Mean is always less than or equal to the Arithmetic Mean. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the weighted mean when all weights are equal?

It reduces to a simple mean Signup and view all the answers

Which formula represents the calculation of the Harmonic Mean for two values?

$H = \frac{2}{\frac{1}{x_1} + \frac{1}{x_2}}$ Signup and view all the answers

How do you calculate the new mean if an observation is removed from a sample?

Multiply the mean by n and subtract the observation, then divide by n-1 Signup and view all the answers

Why is the Geometric Mean referred to as the arithmetic mean in 'log space'?

It sums the logarithms of the numbers. Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating the combined mean of multiple sample means?

$\frac{\sum_{i=1}^{m} n_i x_i}{\sum_{i=1}^{m} n_i}$ Signup and view all the answers

Which measure of mean should not be used when data contains zero values?

Geometric Mean Signup and view all the answers

How does the mean change if a constant value is added to each sample observation?

It is shifted by the constant value Signup and view all the answers

If a new observation is added to a sample with mean x, what is the new mean calculated from n and the new observation xk?

$\frac{nx + x_k}{n + 1}$ Signup and view all the answers

What does the presence of outliers in a dataset most significantly affect?

The mean Signup and view all the answers

If two observations with a mean of $x_m$ are added to a sample with a mean of $x_n$, how is the new mean represented?

$\frac{nx_n + 2x_m}{n + 2}$ Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Data Analytics (CS4061D) - Descriptive Statistics

Data Summarization:
- Used to identify typical data characteristics for an overview.
- Used to identify data points that should be treated as noise or outliers.
- Techniques categorized into measures of location and measures of dispersion.

Measurement of Location

Also called measuring central tendency.
Summarizes location information into a single number.
Popular measures: mean, median, mode, midrange.
Measured in three ways: distributive, algebraic, and holistic.

Distributive Measure

Measures computed on subsets of a data set, then merged to arrive at a measure for the entire data.

Algebraic Measure

Measures computed by applying algebraic functions to one or more distributive measures.
Example: average = sum()/count()

Holistic Measure

Measures computed on the entire data set as a whole.
Example: calculating median.

Mean of a Sample

Represented as X̄.
Types: simple mean, weighted mean, trimmed mean.
Assumed sample values of X₁, X₂, X₃..., X_n

Simple Mean

Arithmetic mean or average (AM).
Defined as the sum of all sample values divided by the number of sample values.
- X̄ = (X₁ + X₂ + ... + X_n) / n

Weighted Mean

Involves weights associated with each sample value.
- X̄ = (ΣW_iX_i) / Σ W_i

Trimmed Mean

Used to reduce the effect of extreme values in a data set.
Obtained by removing a percentage of the highest and lowest values and calculating the mean from the remaining data.

Properties of Mean

Lemma 3.1: Mean of combined samples.
Lemma 3.2: Adding a new observation to a sample.
Lemma 3.3: Removing an observation from a sample.
Lemma 3.4: Adding/removing multiple observations to/from a sample.
Lemma 3.5: Constant addition/subtraction from each value.
Lemma 3.6: Multiplying/dividing each observation by a constant.

Mean with Grouped Data

Data organized into classes with frequencies.
Methods for calculating mean: direct method, assumed mean method, step deviation method.

Direct Method

Calculating mean involves each value x_i for each frequency f_i added together. Formula: X̄ = Σ(f_ix_i) / Σf_i

Assumed Mean Method

Select an assumed value A as a reference point to simplify calculations.

Step Deviation Method

Reduces calculation complexity when the class intervals are large, by dividing each deviation from the assumed mean (A) by a common value (h), the step difference.

Ogive: Graphical Method

Used for finding the mean of grouped data
- Plot cumulative frequencies against the class limits
- "Less-than" and "More-than" ogives

Other Measures of Mean

Arithmetic Mean (AM)
Geometric Mean (GM)
Harmonic Mean (HM)
Relationship between AM, GM, and HM:
- AM ≥ GM ≥ HM

Median of a Sample

The middle value when data is arranged in order.
Formula for odd and even number of observations exists to calculate the median

Median of Grouped Data

The median is the middle value from the data set
Involves classes and frequency
A class is called median class when its cumulative frequency is greater than N/2

Mode of a Sample

The most frequently occurring observation in a data set.

Mode of Grouped Data

Identifies the modal class (highest frequency). Formula exists to calculate the class where the mode will lie.

Relation Between Mean, Median, and Mode

Symmetric data: Mean, median, and mode are the same.
Positively skewed data: Mode < Median < Mean
Negatively skewed data: Mean < Median < Mode

Empirical Relation

Relation between mean, mode, and median for moderately skewed data.

Midrange

It is the average of the largest and smallest values in a data set.

Measures of Dispersion

Measures how spread the data is from the mean
Examples:
- Range
- Variance and Standard Deviation
- Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
- Absolute Average Deviation (AAD)
- Interquartile Range (IQR)

Range of a Sample

Represents the difference between maximum and minimum values in the sample. - A measure of the spread of data.

Variance and Standard Deviation

Measures how spread the data is from the average.
- Variance: σ² = Σ (xi – X̄)² / (n – 1)
- Standard Deviation: the square root of variance (σ).
- The sample mean and denominator are adjusted in formula to account for limited spread of sample

Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Represents the ratio of standard deviation to the mean, expressed as a percentage.
CV = (σ/X̄) * 100
Used to compare dispersion of data sets with different means.

Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)

• Robust alternative to variance • Median of absolute differences between each data point and the data's mean

Interquartile Range (IQR)

- Measures the spread of the middle 50% of data. - Calculate the difference between Q3 and Q1.

Box Plot

Graphical representation of five number summary
- Minimum, Q1, Median (Q2), Q3, Maximum

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Explore the fundamentals of descriptive statistics in this quiz based on CS4061D. Learn how to summarize data characteristics, identify outliers, and master measures of location and dispersion. Test your knowledge on mean, median, mode, and various measurement techniques.