Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency & Spread

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What is the first step in computing the sample standard deviation?

Find the sum of squares

Square each deviation from the mean

Find each score’s deviation from the mean

Get the mean (x-bar) (correct)

How do you calculate the variance for a sample data set?

Divide the sum of squares by n

Find the average of all deviations from the mean

Divide the sum of squares by n - 1 (correct)

Square the mean and subtract the sum of deviations

What does the square root of the variance represent in the context of standard deviation?

The maximum value in the data set

The sum of deviations from the mean

The standard deviation of the data set (correct)

The average score of the data

When calculating the deviations from the mean, what would the deviation for a score of 14 be if the mean is 16.5?

-2.5 Signup and view all the answers

After finding the sum of squares, what should be the next step to find the sample standard deviation?

Take the square root of the variance Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a single value that represents the central position in a data set?

Measures of central tendency Signup and view all the answers

Which calculation provides the average of a set of measures?

Mean Signup and view all the answers

What is the statistical term for the value that occurs most frequently in a data set?

Mode Signup and view all the answers

In a sorted data set, what is defined as the middle entry?

Median Signup and view all the answers

How is the range of a data set correctly calculated?

The difference between the largest and smallest number Signup and view all the answers

What is an outlier in a data set?

A value that is much less or much greater than the other values Signup and view all the answers

What does the standard deviation indicate about a data set?

The spread of the data values Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the mean of the differences from each data point to the overall mean?

Variance Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following measures indicates how spread out each data value is from the mean?

Standard deviation Signup and view all the answers

Which data set is likely to have values that are closest to the mean based on the provided standard deviations?

Set 3 Standard Deviation = 1.7 Signup and view all the answers

What should be considered when selecting the most appropriate measure of central tendency?

The presence of outliers Signup and view all the answers

How is the median calculated for an even set of numbers?

Add the two middle numbers and divide by 2 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following formulas is used to compute the mean?

Mean = Σx / n Signup and view all the answers

What method is used to find the median in a data set with an odd number of values?

Arrange values from smallest to largest and choose the middle value Signup and view all the answers

Which of these values is not a measure of central tendency?

Range Signup and view all the answers

What does a higher standard deviation indicate about a data set?

There is greater variability in data values Signup and view all the answers

What is the median of the following dataset: 100, 120, 93, 102, 114, 107, 116?

107 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following values represents a mode for the data set: 100, 120, 93, 100, 114, 107, 116?

100 Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of the dataset: 21, 23, 54, 57, 76, 23, 56?

56 Signup and view all the answers

If a data set has the values: 11, 3, 9, 5, 12, 4, 3, 12, what is the range?

10 Signup and view all the answers

For the dataset 67, 34, 56, 77, 45, 43, 56, 68, 71, 78, 45, 31, 89, 65, what is the median?

65 Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is true regarding the spread of data?

Spread shows the deviation from the position measure. Signup and view all the answers

What is the mode of the data set: 11, 3, 9, 5, 12, 4, 3, 12?

3 Signup and view all the answers

When collecting the median from 11, 10, 14, 17, 9, 6, 4, 12, 19, 21, what is the first step?

Arrange the values from least to greatest. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Measures of Central Tendency

Mean: The sum of all values divided by the number of values. It is the average of the data set.
Median: The middle value in a data set ordered from least to greatest.
- For an odd number of values, it's the middle value.
- For an even number of values, it's the average of the two middle values.
Mode: The value that appears most frequently in a data set.
- Can be used to distinguish between unimodal and multimodal distributions (having one or multiple peaks).

Measures of Spread

Spread: The distance from the central tendency of the data.
Range: The difference between the maximum and minimum scores of a data set.
Standard Deviation: A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values. It indicates how far, on average, data points are from the mean.
- A high standard deviation indicates a wide spread of data, whereas a low standard deviation suggests that data points are clustered closer to the mean.

Computing for the Mean

Formula: x̄ = Σx/n
- Σx = sum of all values
- n = number of values

Computing for the Standard Deviation

Sample Standard Deviation (s):
1. Calculate the mean (x̄) of the data set.
2. Find the deviation of each value from the mean (x - x̄).
3. Square each deviation.
4. Sum the squared deviations.
5. Divide the sum of squared deviations by n-1 (for a sample).
6. Take the square root of the result.

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This quiz covers essential concepts in statistics, focusing on measures of central tendency, including mean, median, and mode, as well as measures of spread like range and standard deviation. Test your knowledge and understanding of how these statistics provide insight into data sets. Perfect for students studying statistics or preparing for exams.