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This document covers central tendencies in statistics, including definitions of mean, median, mode, range, outliers, bimodal, midrange, and quartiles. It also introduces various methods for displaying data such as frequency tables, histograms, pie charts, and stem-and-leaf plots. An example data set of test scores is provided to illustrate these concepts.

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Updated Unit 9 Notes

This document covers central tendencies in statistics, including definitions of mean, median, mode, range, outliers, bimodal, midrange, and quartiles. It also introduces various methods for displaying data such as frequency tables, histograms, pie charts, and stem-and-leaf plots. An example data set of test scores is provided to illustrate these concepts.

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Unit9-Statistics

Section 9.1 - Central Tendencies

I) Central Tendencies - awayto describe anumericaldata set

A) Definitions

1) Mean the "average" ofadata set.


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Addand divide byhowmany.

2) Median - themiddlenumberofasorted data set


or the average ofthemiddle two.

3) Mode the mostcommonvalue (ortwo)otherwisethereis


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"no mode".

4) Range the difference betweenthelargest and smallestvalues.


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5) Outlier - anyvalue muchgreater ormuch smallerthantherest.

6) Bimodal - whenadata sethas twomodes.

7) Midrange the average oftherange ofadata set.


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8) Quartile themedianofthelowerhalf(quartile 1) andthe


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median ofthe upperhalf(quartile 3) ofadata set.

II) Example:
Giventhefollowingdata set oftest scores:
70,80, 72, 80, 90, 88, 66, 72, 88,95

Mean = Median = Mode =

Range= Outlier Bimodal

Midrange= Quartiles =
III) Box-and-Whiskers Plots away to display adata set usingmedian,
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quartiles andrange (extremes).

Use example data oftest scores:

70, 80,72, 80,90, 88, 66,72, 88, 95


Section 9.2
– Charts and Graphs

I) DisplayingData there are manyoptions available to display


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data depending onwhatonewantstoshow.

A) FrequencyTable: Numberofmarks Tally marks Frequency


1 Ht II 7
awayto organizethe data HT
into manageable intervals
2 5

|
(usually 5to 8) bycounting 3 6

howmany(frequency) data
HT
4 5

values arein eachinterval. 5 3

Total 26

B) Histogram: Heightsof30people
10

displaystheinformation from
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afrequency table (bar graph


Frequencу 7

with no gaps), youmayneed 5

tobreakthescale. 3

0
139.5 149.5 159.5 169.5 179.5 189.5 199.5

Heights in cm [Link]

C) Circle Graph(PieChart): Gymnastics

5% Soccer
displays the information Baseball

asapercent ofthetotal.
20% 30%
(percent total 100%)
=
=

(degreetotal 360)
=
=

20%
25%

Basketball Track

D) Stem-and Leaf: Grades ona


Science Test
displays allthe databyseparating
into placevalues with theleaf as
Stem Leaf
theunits place.
7 2 245 6 9
8 1 45 77 9
9 01 3 5 8
10 0이

Key: 7/2 means 72 percent

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