Key Words To describe the distribution of a numerical data set we use words such as: Modality – Uni or multimodal 15
Key Words Shape – symmetrical 16
Key Words Shape – negatively skewed. 17
Key Words Shape – positively skewed. 18
Key Words Shape – Location and Spread Shape – Outliers 19
Statistical Functions Using a Class-Pad 20
A list of Data 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 10 21
A list of Data 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 10 22
A list of Data 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 10 23
A list of Data 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 10 24
A list of Data 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 10 25
A list of Data 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 10 26
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Course Objectives 2. 1. 4 with the aid of an appropriate graphical display (chosen from dot plot, stem plot, bar chart or histogram), describe the distribution of a numerical data set in terms of modality (uni or multimodal), shape (symmetric versus positively or negatively skewed), location and spread and outliers, and interpret this information in the context of the data 46
Summarising data Statistical Description: Modality – Does it have 0, 1, 2 or more modes? Mean/Median – Where is the middle of the group? Range – How much variation is there? 47
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Key Words - Summary Shape Desciption: Spread – the difference in data/groups Skewness – Left Skewed, Symmetrical, Right Skewed Outliers – scores that don’t seem to fit 49
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Key Words - Summary Context Description: Implications – what do all the previous things say about the set of data that is being analysised? 51