1. The document discusses key concepts in biostatistics including measures of central tendency, dispersion, correlation, regression, and sampling.
2. Measures of central tendency described are the mean, median, and mode. Measures of dispersion include range, standard deviation, and quartile deviation.
3. The importance of statistical analysis for living organisms in areas like medicine, biology and public health is highlighted. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculation of statistical measures.
This document provides an introduction to statistics. It discusses what statistics is, the two main branches of statistics (descriptive and inferential), and the different types of data. It then describes several key measures used in statistics, including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and measures of dispersion (range, mean deviation, standard deviation). The mean is the average value, the median is the middle value, and the mode is the most frequent value. The range is the difference between highest and lowest values, the mean deviation is the average distance from the mean, and the standard deviation measures how spread out values are from the mean. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to calculate each measure.
The document defines and provides examples of various statistical measures used to summarize data, including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), measures of variation (variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation), and shape of data distribution. It explains how to calculate and interpret these measures and when each is most appropriate to use. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating various measures for different datasets.
This document discusses measures of dispersion and the normal distribution. It defines measures of dispersion as ways to quantify the variability in a data set beyond measures of central tendency like mean, median, and mode. The key measures discussed are range, quartile deviation, mean deviation, and standard deviation. It provides formulas and examples for calculating each measure. The document then explains the normal distribution as a theoretical probability distribution important in statistics. It outlines the characteristics of the normal curve and provides examples of using the normal distribution and calculating z-scores.
This chapter discusses numerical measures used to describe data, including measures of center (mean, median, mode), location (percentiles, quartiles), and variation (range, variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation). It defines these terms and how to calculate and interpret them, as well as how to construct and use box and whisker plots to graphically display data distributions.
This document provides an outline and overview of descriptive statistics. It discusses the key concepts including:
- Visualizing and understanding data through graphs and charts
- Measures of central tendency like mean, median, and mode
- Measures of spread like range, standard deviation, and interquartile range
- Different types of distributions like symmetrical, skewed, and their properties
- Levels of measurement for variables and appropriate statistics for each level
The document serves as an introduction to descriptive statistics, the goals of which are to summarize key characteristics of data through numerical and visual methods.
This document discusses descriptive statistics techniques for quantitative data analysis. It defines two main approaches in statistics - descriptive statistics which are used to summarize and organize data, and inferential statistics which are used to make inferences about populations from samples. Descriptive statistics techniques discussed include visual displays, measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), and measures of variability or dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation). Formulas for calculating various measures are provided along with explanations of their advantages and disadvantages.
Descriptive statistics are used to summarize and describe characteristics of a data set. It includes measures of central tendency like mean, median, and mode, measures of variability like range and standard deviation, and the distribution of data through histograms. Inferential statistics are used to generalize results from a sample to the population it represents through estimation of population parameters and hypothesis testing. Correlation and regression analysis are used to study relationships between two or more variables.
1. The document discusses key concepts in biostatistics including measures of central tendency, dispersion, correlation, regression, and sampling.
2. Measures of central tendency described are the mean, median, and mode. Measures of dispersion include range, standard deviation, and quartile deviation.
3. The importance of statistical analysis for living organisms in areas like medicine, biology and public health is highlighted. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculation of statistical measures.
This document provides an introduction to statistics. It discusses what statistics is, the two main branches of statistics (descriptive and inferential), and the different types of data. It then describes several key measures used in statistics, including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and measures of dispersion (range, mean deviation, standard deviation). The mean is the average value, the median is the middle value, and the mode is the most frequent value. The range is the difference between highest and lowest values, the mean deviation is the average distance from the mean, and the standard deviation measures how spread out values are from the mean. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to calculate each measure.
The document defines and provides examples of various statistical measures used to summarize data, including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), measures of variation (variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation), and shape of data distribution. It explains how to calculate and interpret these measures and when each is most appropriate to use. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating various measures for different datasets.
This document discusses measures of dispersion and the normal distribution. It defines measures of dispersion as ways to quantify the variability in a data set beyond measures of central tendency like mean, median, and mode. The key measures discussed are range, quartile deviation, mean deviation, and standard deviation. It provides formulas and examples for calculating each measure. The document then explains the normal distribution as a theoretical probability distribution important in statistics. It outlines the characteristics of the normal curve and provides examples of using the normal distribution and calculating z-scores.
This chapter discusses numerical measures used to describe data, including measures of center (mean, median, mode), location (percentiles, quartiles), and variation (range, variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation). It defines these terms and how to calculate and interpret them, as well as how to construct and use box and whisker plots to graphically display data distributions.
This document provides an outline and overview of descriptive statistics. It discusses the key concepts including:
- Visualizing and understanding data through graphs and charts
- Measures of central tendency like mean, median, and mode
- Measures of spread like range, standard deviation, and interquartile range
- Different types of distributions like symmetrical, skewed, and their properties
- Levels of measurement for variables and appropriate statistics for each level
The document serves as an introduction to descriptive statistics, the goals of which are to summarize key characteristics of data through numerical and visual methods.
This document discusses descriptive statistics techniques for quantitative data analysis. It defines two main approaches in statistics - descriptive statistics which are used to summarize and organize data, and inferential statistics which are used to make inferences about populations from samples. Descriptive statistics techniques discussed include visual displays, measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), and measures of variability or dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation). Formulas for calculating various measures are provided along with explanations of their advantages and disadvantages.
Descriptive statistics are used to summarize and describe characteristics of a data set. It includes measures of central tendency like mean, median, and mode, measures of variability like range and standard deviation, and the distribution of data through histograms. Inferential statistics are used to generalize results from a sample to the population it represents through estimation of population parameters and hypothesis testing. Correlation and regression analysis are used to study relationships between two or more variables.
This chapter discusses various numerical descriptive statistics used to describe data, including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), variation (range, standard deviation, variance), and the shape of distributions. It covers how to calculate and interpret these statistics, and explains how they are used to summarize and analyze sample data. The chapter objectives are to be able to compute and understand the meaning of common descriptive statistics, and know how and when to apply them appropriately.
This document discusses measures of central tendency and dispersion used to analyze and summarize data. It defines key terms like mean, median, mode, range, variance, and standard deviation. It explains how to calculate these measures both mathematically and using grouped or sample data, and the importance of understanding the central tendency and dispersion of data distributions.
This document discusses measures of central tendency and dispersion used to analyze and summarize data. It defines key terms like mean, median, mode, range, variance, and standard deviation. It explains how to calculate these measures both mathematically and using grouped or sample data, and the importance of understanding the distribution, central tendency and dispersion of data.
This document discusses analyzing and interpreting test data using various statistical measures. It describes desired learning outcomes around measures of central tendency, variability, position, and covariability. Key measures are defined, including:
- Mean, median, and mode as measures of central tendency
- Standard deviation as a measure of variability
- Measures of position like percentiles and z-scores
- Covariability measures the relationship between two variables
Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating and interpreting these different statistical measures from test data distributions. The appropriate use of measures depends on the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio). Measures reveal properties like skewness and help evaluate teaching and learning.
This document defines and provides examples of key concepts in descriptive statistics including:
- Central tendency measures like mean, median, and mode
- Dispersion measures like range, variance, and standard deviation
It explains how to calculate each measure and interprets what each conveys about the distribution of values in a data set. Outliers are shown to affect the mean but not the median.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in descriptive statistics, including measures of center, variation, and relative standing. It discusses the mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, z-scores, percentiles, quartiles, interquartile range, and boxplots. Formulas and properties of these statistical concepts are presented along with guidelines for interpreting and applying them to describe data distributions.
This document discusses various measures of central tendency and variability used in statistics. It describes the three main measures of central tendency as the mode, median, and mean. For measures of variability, it defines concepts like range, variance, and standard deviation. The range is described as the highest score minus the lowest score and provides a simple measure of variation. Variance is defined as the mean of the squared deviations from the mean and standard deviation is the square root of the variance, providing a measure of how data points cluster around the mean. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating each of these statistical measures.
Measures of central tendency describe the middle or center of a data set using a single value. The three most common measures are the mode, median, and mean. The mode is the most frequently occurring value, the median is the middle value when data are ordered from lowest to highest, and the mean is the average calculated by summing all values and dividing by the total count. Each measure provides a different perspective on the center of the data set.
This document discusses various statistical measures used to summarize and describe data, including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation). It provides definitions and examples of calculating each measure. Standardized scores like z-scores and t-scores are also introduced as ways to compare performance across different tests or distributions. Exercises are included for readers to practice calculating and interpreting these common descriptive statistics.
The class consists of 8 classes taught by two instructors. There are 3 take-home assignments due in classes 3, 5, and 7. A final take-home exam is assigned in class 8. The default dataset contains data from 60 subjects across 3-4 groups with different variable types. Students can also bring their own de-identified datasets. Special topics may include microarray analysis, pattern recognition, machine learning, and time series analysis.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in descriptive statistics including measures of central tendency (mode, median, mean), measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation), the normal distribution, z-scores, hypothesis testing, and the t-distribution. It defines each concept and provides examples of calculating and interpreting common statistics.
This document provides an outline and overview of Chapter 3: Descriptive Statistics from a statistics textbook. It discusses key concepts in descriptive statistics including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), measures of variability (range, standard deviation), measures of shape (skewness, kurtosis), and correlation. The chapter will cover calculating these statistics for both ungrouped and grouped data, and interpreting them to describe data distributions. It emphasizes that descriptive statistics are used to numerically summarize and characterize data sets.
This document discusses measures of central tendency and variation for numerical data. It defines and provides formulas for the mean, median, mode, range, variance, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. Quartiles and interquartile range are introduced as measures of spread less influenced by outliers. The relationship between these measures and the shape of a distribution are also covered at a high level.
The document discusses various measures used to describe the dispersion or variability in a data set. It defines dispersion as the extent to which values in a distribution differ from the average. Several measures of dispersion are described, including range, interquartile range, mean deviation, and standard deviation. The document also discusses measures of relative standing like percentiles and quartiles, and how they can locate the position of observations within a data set. The learning objectives are to understand how to describe variability, compare distributions, describe relative standing, and understand the shape of distributions using these measures.
The most common measures of central tendency are the arithmetic mean, the median, and the mode. A middle tendency can be calculated for either a finite set of values or for a theoretical distribution, such as the normal distribution. Occasionally authors use central tendency to denote "the tendency of quantitative data to cluster around some central value."[2][3]
The central tendency of a distribution is typically contrasted with its dispersion or variability; dispersion and central tendency are the often characterized properties of distributions. Analysis may judge whether data has a strong or a weak central tendency based on its dispersion.
UNIT III -Measures of Central Tendency 2.pptEdwinDagunot4
This document discusses three common measures of central tendency: the mode, median, and mean. The mode is the most frequently occurring value, while the median is the middle value when scores are arranged from lowest to highest. The mean is the average value, calculated by summing all scores and dividing by the total number of scores. Each measure is best suited for certain types of data distributions and scales.
The document provides an overview of the structure and content of a biostatistics class. It includes:
- Two instructors who will teach 8 classes, with 3 take-home assignments and a final exam.
- Default and contributed datasets that students can use, focusing on nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio variables.
- Optional late topics like microarray analysis, pattern recognition, and time series analysis.
This chapter discusses various numerical descriptive statistics used to describe data, including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), variation (range, standard deviation, variance), and the shape of distributions. It covers how to calculate and interpret these statistics, and explains how they are used to summarize and analyze sample data. The chapter objectives are to be able to compute and understand the meaning of common descriptive statistics, and know how and when to apply them appropriately.
This document discusses measures of central tendency and dispersion used to analyze and summarize data. It defines key terms like mean, median, mode, range, variance, and standard deviation. It explains how to calculate these measures both mathematically and using grouped or sample data, and the importance of understanding the central tendency and dispersion of data distributions.
This document discusses measures of central tendency and dispersion used to analyze and summarize data. It defines key terms like mean, median, mode, range, variance, and standard deviation. It explains how to calculate these measures both mathematically and using grouped or sample data, and the importance of understanding the distribution, central tendency and dispersion of data.
This document discusses analyzing and interpreting test data using various statistical measures. It describes desired learning outcomes around measures of central tendency, variability, position, and covariability. Key measures are defined, including:
- Mean, median, and mode as measures of central tendency
- Standard deviation as a measure of variability
- Measures of position like percentiles and z-scores
- Covariability measures the relationship between two variables
Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating and interpreting these different statistical measures from test data distributions. The appropriate use of measures depends on the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio). Measures reveal properties like skewness and help evaluate teaching and learning.
This document defines and provides examples of key concepts in descriptive statistics including:
- Central tendency measures like mean, median, and mode
- Dispersion measures like range, variance, and standard deviation
It explains how to calculate each measure and interprets what each conveys about the distribution of values in a data set. Outliers are shown to affect the mean but not the median.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in descriptive statistics, including measures of center, variation, and relative standing. It discusses the mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, z-scores, percentiles, quartiles, interquartile range, and boxplots. Formulas and properties of these statistical concepts are presented along with guidelines for interpreting and applying them to describe data distributions.
This document discusses various measures of central tendency and variability used in statistics. It describes the three main measures of central tendency as the mode, median, and mean. For measures of variability, it defines concepts like range, variance, and standard deviation. The range is described as the highest score minus the lowest score and provides a simple measure of variation. Variance is defined as the mean of the squared deviations from the mean and standard deviation is the square root of the variance, providing a measure of how data points cluster around the mean. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating each of these statistical measures.
Measures of central tendency describe the middle or center of a data set using a single value. The three most common measures are the mode, median, and mean. The mode is the most frequently occurring value, the median is the middle value when data are ordered from lowest to highest, and the mean is the average calculated by summing all values and dividing by the total count. Each measure provides a different perspective on the center of the data set.
This document discusses various statistical measures used to summarize and describe data, including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation). It provides definitions and examples of calculating each measure. Standardized scores like z-scores and t-scores are also introduced as ways to compare performance across different tests or distributions. Exercises are included for readers to practice calculating and interpreting these common descriptive statistics.
The class consists of 8 classes taught by two instructors. There are 3 take-home assignments due in classes 3, 5, and 7. A final take-home exam is assigned in class 8. The default dataset contains data from 60 subjects across 3-4 groups with different variable types. Students can also bring their own de-identified datasets. Special topics may include microarray analysis, pattern recognition, machine learning, and time series analysis.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in descriptive statistics including measures of central tendency (mode, median, mean), measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation), the normal distribution, z-scores, hypothesis testing, and the t-distribution. It defines each concept and provides examples of calculating and interpreting common statistics.
This document provides an outline and overview of Chapter 3: Descriptive Statistics from a statistics textbook. It discusses key concepts in descriptive statistics including measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), measures of variability (range, standard deviation), measures of shape (skewness, kurtosis), and correlation. The chapter will cover calculating these statistics for both ungrouped and grouped data, and interpreting them to describe data distributions. It emphasizes that descriptive statistics are used to numerically summarize and characterize data sets.
This document discusses measures of central tendency and variation for numerical data. It defines and provides formulas for the mean, median, mode, range, variance, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. Quartiles and interquartile range are introduced as measures of spread less influenced by outliers. The relationship between these measures and the shape of a distribution are also covered at a high level.
The document discusses various measures used to describe the dispersion or variability in a data set. It defines dispersion as the extent to which values in a distribution differ from the average. Several measures of dispersion are described, including range, interquartile range, mean deviation, and standard deviation. The document also discusses measures of relative standing like percentiles and quartiles, and how they can locate the position of observations within a data set. The learning objectives are to understand how to describe variability, compare distributions, describe relative standing, and understand the shape of distributions using these measures.
The most common measures of central tendency are the arithmetic mean, the median, and the mode. A middle tendency can be calculated for either a finite set of values or for a theoretical distribution, such as the normal distribution. Occasionally authors use central tendency to denote "the tendency of quantitative data to cluster around some central value."[2][3]
The central tendency of a distribution is typically contrasted with its dispersion or variability; dispersion and central tendency are the often characterized properties of distributions. Analysis may judge whether data has a strong or a weak central tendency based on its dispersion.
UNIT III -Measures of Central Tendency 2.pptEdwinDagunot4
This document discusses three common measures of central tendency: the mode, median, and mean. The mode is the most frequently occurring value, while the median is the middle value when scores are arranged from lowest to highest. The mean is the average value, calculated by summing all scores and dividing by the total number of scores. Each measure is best suited for certain types of data distributions and scales.
The document provides an overview of the structure and content of a biostatistics class. It includes:
- Two instructors who will teach 8 classes, with 3 take-home assignments and a final exam.
- Default and contributed datasets that students can use, focusing on nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio variables.
- Optional late topics like microarray analysis, pattern recognition, and time series analysis.
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FIRST GENERATION ANTIHISTAMINICS-
1)HIGHLY SEDATIVE-DIPHENHYDRAMINE,DIMENHYDRINATE,PROMETHAZINE,HYDROXYZINE 2)MODERATELY SEDATIVE- PHENARIMINE,CYPROHEPTADINE, MECLIZINE,CINNARIZINE
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congenital GI disorders are very dangerous to child. it is also a leading cause for death of the child.
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2. OBJECTIVES
At the end of this session you should be able to:
Explain data summarization
Explain the characteristics, uses, advantages, and
disadvantages of each measure of location.
Calculate mode, mean and median
Compute and interpret variance, and the standard
deviation
Identify the position of the arithmetic mean, median, and mode
for both a symmetrical and a skewed distribution.
Explain the characteristics, uses, advantages, and disadvantages
of this measure of dispersion
3. 4.3
Data summarisation
Measures of Central Location
Mean, Median, Mode
Measures of Variability/spread
Range, Standard Deviation, Variance, Coefficient
of Variation
Measures of Relative Standing
Percentiles, Quartiles
4. MEASURES OF CENTRAL
TENDENCY/LOCATION
Often we need to summarise frequency
distributions in a few numbers for ease
of reporting or comparison
Recall: with qualitative data, useful
summary statistics include ratio,
proportion, rate
5. Measures of central tendency/location
The statistical methods used to measure
central tendency include the following
1. Mean
2. Median
3. Mode
6. MEAN
Refers to arithmetic mean
It is obtained by adding the individual observations divided
by the total number of observations.
Advantages – it is easy to calculate. most useful of all the
averages.
Disadvantages – influenced by abnormal values.
Examples: In this case it will be (8 + 16 + 15 + 17 + 18 + 20
+ 25)/7 which comes to 17
7. Characteristics of the Mean
It is calculated by
summing the values
and dividing by the
number of values.
It requires the interval scale.
All values are used.
It is unique.
The sum of the deviations from the mean is 0.
The Arithmetic Mean
is the most widely used
measure of location and
shows the central value of
the data.
The major characteristics of the mean are:
Average
Joe
3- 7
8. Population Mean
N
X
where
µ is the population mean
N is the total number of observations.
X is a particular value.
indicates the operation of adding.
For ungrouped data, the
Population Mean is the
sum of all the population
values divided by the total
number of population
values:
3- 8
9. Example 1
500
,
48
4
000
,
73
...
000
,
56
N
X
Find the mean mileage for the cars.
A Parameter is a measurable characteristic of a
population.
The Musenge
family owns
four cars.
The following
is the current
mileage on
each of the
four cars.
56,000
23,000
42,000
73,000
3- 9
11. Statistics is a pattern language
Population Sample
Size N n
Mean
Variance
Standard
Deviation
12. Properties of the Arithmetic Mean
Every set of interval-level and ratio-level data has a
mean.
All the values are included in computing the mean.
A set of data has a unique mean.
The mean is affected by unusually large or small
data values.
The arithmetic mean is the only measure of location
where the sum of the deviations of each value from
the mean is zero.
Properties of the Arithmetic Mean
3- 12
13. MEDIAN
When all the observation are arranged either in ascending
order or descending order, the middle observation is known
as median.
In case of even number the average of the two middle values
is taken.
Median is better indicator of central value as it is not affected
by the extreme values
Example : The median of 4, 1, and 7 is 4 because when the
numbers are put in order (1 , 4, 7) , the number 4 is in the
middle.
14. The Median
There are as many
values above the
median as below it in
the data array.
For an even set of values, the median will be the
arithmetic average of the two middle numbers and is
found at the (n+1)/2 ranked observation.
The Median is the
midpoint of the values
after they have been
ordered from the smallest
to the largest.
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15. The ages for a sample of five BSc.HLS.III
students are: 21, 25, 19, 20, 22.
Arranging the data
in ascending order
gives:
19, 20, 21, 22, 25.
Thus the median is
21.
The median (continued)
3- 15
16. Example 5
Arranging the data in
ascending order gives:
73, 75, 76, 80
Thus the median is 75.5.
The heights of four basketball players, in inches,
are: 76, 73, 80, 75.
The median is found
at the (n+1)/2 =
(4+1)/2 =2.5th data
point.
3- 16
17. Properties of the Median
There is a unique median for each data set.
It is not affected by extremely large or small
values and is therefore a valuable measure of
location when such values occur.
It can be computed for ratio-level, interval-
level, and ordinal-level data.
It can be computed for an open-ended
frequency distribution if the median does not
lie in an open-ended class.
Properties of the Median
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18. MODE
Most frequently occurring observation in a data is called
mode
Not often used in medical statistics.
EXAMPLE
Number of decayed teeth in 10 children
2,2,4,1,3,0,10,2,3,8
Mean = 34 / 10 = 3.4
Median = (0,1,2,2,2,3,3,4,8,10) = 2+3 /2
= 2.5
Mode = 2 ( 3 Times)
19. Symmetric distribution: A distribution having the
same shape on either side of the center
Skewed distribution: One whose shapes on either
side of the center differ; a nonsymmetrical distribution.
Can be positively or negatively skewed, or bimodal
The Relative Positions of the Mean, Median, and Mode
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21. The Relative Positions of the Mean, Median, and Mode:
Symmetric Distribution
Zero skewness Mean
=Median
=Mode
Mode
Median
Mean
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22. The Relative Positions of the Mean, Median, and Mode:
Right Skewed Distribution
Positively skewed: Mean and median are to the right of the
mode.
Mean>Median>Mode
Mode
Median
Mean
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23. Negatively Skewed: Mean and Median are to the left of the Mode.
Mean<Median<Mode
The Relative Positions of the Mean, Median, and
Mode: Left Skewed Distribution
Mode
Mean
Median
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24. CHOICE OF APPROPRIATE
MEASURE
For symmetric distributions, mean is
preferred to median or mode:
utilises all values
mathematical niceties
For asymmetric distributions, mean not
suitable:
mean is sensitive to extreme values
median more preferred since it is not
affected by extreme values
25. • Measures of central location fail to tell the
whole story about the distribution; that is,
how much are the observations spread out
around the mean value?
Measures of spread…
26. Measures of Variability…
For example, two sets of class
grades are shown. The mean
(=50) is the same in each case…
But, the red class has greater
variability than the blue class.
27. Dispersion
refers to the
spread or
variability in
the data.
Measures of dispersion include the following: range,
mean deviation, variance, and standard
deviation.
Range = Largest value – Smallest
value
Measures of Dispersion
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
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28. The following represents the current year’s Return
on Equity of the 25 companies in an investor’s
portfolio.
-8.1 3.2 5.9 8.1 12.3
-5.1 4.1 6.3 9.2 13.3
-3.1 4.6 7.9 9.5 14.0
-1.4 4.8 7.9 9.7 15.0
1.2 5.7 8.0 10.3 22.1
Example 9
Highest value: 22.1 Lowest value: -8.1
Range = Highest value – lowest value
= 22.1-(-8.1)
= 30.2
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29. Range…
Its major advantage is the ease with which it can be
computed.
Its major shortcoming is its failure to provide
information on the dispersion of the observations
between the two end points.
Hence we need a measure of variability that
incorporates all the data and not just two
observations. Hence…
30. Variance: the
arithmetic mean
of the squared
deviations from
the mean.
Standard deviation: The
square root of the variance.
Variance and standard Deviation
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31. Not influenced by extreme values.
The units are awkward, the square of the
original units.
All values are used in the calculation.
The major characteristics of the
Population Variance are:
Population Variance
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32. Population Variance formula:
(X - )2
N
=
X is the value of an observation in the
population
m is the arithmetic mean of the population
N is the number of observations in the
population
Population Standard Deviation formula:
2
Variance and standard deviation
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33. (-8.1-6.62)2 + (-5.1-6.62)2 + ... + (22.1-6.62)2
25
= 42.227
= 6.498
In Example 9, the variance and standard deviation are:
(X - )2
N
=
Example 9 continued
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34. Sample variance (s2)
s2 =
(X - X)2
n-1
Sample standard deviation (s)
2
s
s
Sample variance and standard deviation
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35. 40
.
7
5
37
n
X
X
30
.
5
1
5
2
.
21
1
5
4
.
7
6
...
4
.
7
7
1
2
2
2
2
n
X
X
s
Example 11
The hourly wages earned by a sample of five students
are:
$7, $5, $11, $8, $6.
Find the sample variance and standard deviation.
30
.
2
30
.
5
2
s
s
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36. Empirical Rule: For any symmetrical, bell-
shaped distribution:
About 68% of the observations will lie within 1s
the mean
About 95% of the observations will lie within 2s
of the mean
Virtually all the observations will be within 3s of
the mean
Interpretation and Uses of the
Standard Deviation
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37. 4.37
The Empirical Rule…
Approximately 68% of all observations fall
within one standard deviation of the mean.
Approximately 95% of all observations fall
within two standard deviations of the mean.
Approximately 99.7% of all observations fall
within three standard deviations of the mean.
38. Bell-Shaped Curve showing the relationship between and .
3 1 1 3
68%
95%
99.7%
Interpretation and Uses of the Standard Deviation
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39. Interpreting the standard deviation
The greater the variation in the data the
greater the standard deviation
If all the values are the same the standard
deviation is zero
For a symmetrical distribution almost all the
data will be contained within three standard
deviations
40. Coefficient of Variation…
The coefficient of variation of a set of observations
is the standard deviation of the observations divided
by their mean,
that is:
Population coefficient of variation = CV =
Sample coefficient of variation = cv =
41. 4.41
Coefficient of Variation…
This coefficient provides a
proportionate measure of variation, e.g.
A standard deviation of 10 may be perceived
as large when the mean value is 100, but only
moderately large when the mean value is 500.
42. 4.42
Measures of Variability…
If data are symmetric, with no serious outliers,
use range and standard deviation.
If comparing variation across two data sets,
use coefficient of variation.
The measures of variability introduced in this
section can be used only for interval data.