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What percentage of data is lower than Q1 in a box and whisker plot?
What is the purpose of indexing colours, shades, and lines in a graph?
What does an error bar in a graph typically represent?
In a box and whisker plot, what do the single points on the diagram show?
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What is the main purpose of a box and whisker plot?
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What is a key feature of a suitable title in a graph?
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What does a larger standard deviation bar in a graph indicate?
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Why is it important to choose a proper scale in a graph?
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What type of graph is used to display a single categorical variable?
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Which type of graph is used to present the relationship between two variables in a data-set?
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What is the main difference between a histogram and a bar chart?
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What does a box and whisker plot summarize?
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What is the term used to describe the way observations of a given variable are presented?
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What type of graph is a frequency polygon?
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What is the purpose of presenting relative frequencies in a frequency distribution?
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What does a box and whisker plot show about the data?
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Which type of chart can be used to display the frequency distribution of categorical variables?
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What is the purpose of creating categories with the same size when displaying continuous variables?
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Which type of chart is used to display the frequency distribution of continuous variables?
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What is the main difference between a bar graph and a histogram?
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Which type of chart can be used to display the cumulative relative frequency of a variable?
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What is the purpose of using a frequency polygon chart?
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Which type of chart is used to display the relative frequency of a variable?
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What is the advantage of using a pie chart to display the relative frequency of a variable?
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Study Notes
Interpreting Quartiles
- Q1 (first quartile) is the 25th percentile, meaning 25% of data is lower than Q1 and 75% is above Q1.
- Interquartile range (IQR) is the difference between Q3 and Q1.
- Outliers are scores that are less than Q1 - 1.5IQR or greater than Q3 + 1.5IQR.
Box and Whisker Plot
- A box and whisker plot is a graphical representation of data that summarizes the data by dividing it into four parts.
- The plot shows the range (spread) and the middle (median) of the data.
- Single points on the diagram show the outliers.
Error Bars
- An error bar is a line through a point on a graph, parallel to one of the axes, which represents the variation or spread relative to a corresponding point (usually the mean).
- Error bars often represent the standard deviation of a data set relative to the mean.
- The size of the error bar indicates the spread of the data: small bars indicate low spread, while larger bars indicate larger spread.
General Rules for Graphical Representation of Data
- A suitable title should be given to the graph, indicating the subject of the presentation.
- The measurement unit should be mentioned in the graph.
- A proper scale should be chosen to represent the data accurately.
- The graph should be indexed with appropriate colors, shades, lines, and designs for better understanding.
- The source of information should be included at the bottom of the graph, if necessary.
- The graph should be constructed in an easy-to-understand manner, with correct size, fonts, and colors.
Presentation of Numerical Variables
- Frequency distributions of numerical variables can be displayed in a table, histogram, or frequency polygon chart.
- Tables can present the cumulative relative frequency of the variable.
- The same data can be presented in different forms (absolute, relative, or cumulative frequency), providing different information.
Bar Graphs
- Bar charts usually present categorical variables, discrete variables, or continuous variables grouped into class intervals.
- The bars show frequencies of different values of a variable or simply the different values themselves.
- There are different types of bar graphs, including vertical bar graphs.
Types of Graphical Representation
- Frequency table: a table that shows the number of pieces of data that falls within a given interval.
- Circle graph (pie chart): a graph that shows the relationships of the parts of the whole.
- Box and whisker plot: a plot that summarizes the data by dividing it into four parts.
- Time series graph: a graph that shows the relationship between two variables over time.
- Scatter plots: graphs that present the relationship between two variables in a data set.
Presentation of Categorical Variables
- Frequency distributions may be presented in a table or a graph, including bar charts and pie charts.
- The term frequency distribution refers to the way observations of a given variable are presented in terms of its absolute, relative, or cumulative frequencies.
- Absolute frequencies can be presented in a table, and percentage values (relative frequencies) can be calculated.
- The same information can be presented in different forms, such as a bar chart or a pie chart.
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Learn about quartiles, interquartile range, and box and whisker plots, including how to identify outliers and summarize data.
