Unit 2 Review – Review Topics by each set of notes (version date 3/30/2025)
Notes 6 – Graphical Displays of Data (also review completed notes, worksheets, and activities)
• Identify different types of graphs, as well as components of graphs such as axes, scales,
• Select the appropriate graph type for specific data
• Evaluate graphical displays of data
• Compare data sets using graphs
• Apply graph analysis to real-world situations
• Know how to read and interpret graphical representations of data; know which numbers
comprise a boxplot
• Know what type of data is appropriate for different types of graphs (such as a pie chart,
bar graph, pareto chart, histogram, line chart)
Notes 7 – Measures of Center (also review completed notes, worksheets, and activities)
• Know the three measures of central tendency; know how they are calculated; know
which one is resistant
• Understand which measures of center can be used for specific types of data
• Understand the relationship between the mean and the median when a distribution is
symmetric or skewed
- mean (𝑥̅ = sample mean = (sum of all values)/sample size, μ = population mean)
- median – the middle number in an ordered datasey (a number such that 50% of
data values are at or below and 50% of data values are at or above)
- mode - most frequently occurring data value
The mean is found by finding the sum of all the values and dividing by the number of values.
The median is found by finding the midpoint. The mode is the value that occurs the most often.
The mean is affected by outliers, it is closer to the outliers, while the median and mode for the
most part are not.
Notes 8 – Shapes of Data (also review completed notes, worksheets, and activities)
• Know how to use graphs (histogram & boxplot) to describe the shape of a distribution
Notes 9 – Measures of Spread and Boxplots (also review completed notes, worksheets, and
activities)
• Know the four measures of dispersion; what they represent; and which one is resistant
• Understand that a larger value for the standard deviation or variance or range indicates
a larger spread
• Understand what values are used to create a boxplot (the 5 number summary: min, Q1,
Median, Q3, max)
• Understand how to use boxplots to determine the shape of a distribution
• Understand that in some circumstances the IQR is a “better” measure of spread than
the range (and vice-versa)
- variance (s2 = sample variance, σ2 = population variance)
- standard deviation (s = sample standard deviation, σ = population standard
deviation)
- IQR (inner-quartile range) = Q3 - Q1
- range = max - min
Notes 10 – The Empirical Rule (also review completed notes, worksheets, and activities)
• Know how to use the Empirical Rule to estimate probabilities
• Know what a percentile represents