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 various measures of dispersion used to describe the spread or variability in a data set. It describes absolute measures of dispersion, such as range and mean deviation, which indicate the amount of variation, and relative measures like the coefficient of variation, which indicate the degree of variation accounting for different scales. Common measures discussed include range, variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, skewness and kurtosis. Formulas are provided for calculating many of these dispersion statistics.
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 provides an overview of descriptive statistics and statistical graphs, including measures of center such as mean, median, and mode, measures of variation such as range and standard deviation, and different types of statistical graphs like histograms, boxplots, and normal distributions. It discusses key concepts like outliers, percentiles, quartiles, sampling distributions, and the central limit theorem. The document is intended to describe important statistical tools and concepts for summarizing and describing the characteristics of data sets.
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.
- The document discusses key concepts in descriptive statistics including types of distributions, measures of central tendency, and measures of dispersion.
- It covers normal, skewed, and other types of distributions. Measures of central tendency discussed are mean, median, and mode. Measures of dispersion covered are variance and standard deviation.
- The document uses examples and explanations to illustrate how to calculate and interpret these important statistical measures.
- The document discusses key concepts in descriptive statistics including types of distributions, measures of central tendency, and measures of dispersion.
- It covers normal, skewed, and other types of distributions. Measures of central tendency discussed are mean, median, and mode. Measures of dispersion covered are variance and standard deviation.
- The document uses examples and explanations to illustrate how to calculate and interpret these important statistical measures.
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 various measures of dispersion used to describe the spread or variability in a data set. It describes absolute measures of dispersion, such as range and mean deviation, which indicate the amount of variation, and relative measures like the coefficient of variation, which indicate the degree of variation accounting for different scales. Common measures discussed include range, variance, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, skewness and kurtosis. Formulas are provided for calculating many of these dispersion statistics.
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 provides an overview of descriptive statistics and statistical graphs, including measures of center such as mean, median, and mode, measures of variation such as range and standard deviation, and different types of statistical graphs like histograms, boxplots, and normal distributions. It discusses key concepts like outliers, percentiles, quartiles, sampling distributions, and the central limit theorem. The document is intended to describe important statistical tools and concepts for summarizing and describing the characteristics of data sets.
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.
- The document discusses key concepts in descriptive statistics including types of distributions, measures of central tendency, and measures of dispersion.
- It covers normal, skewed, and other types of distributions. Measures of central tendency discussed are mean, median, and mode. Measures of dispersion covered are variance and standard deviation.
- The document uses examples and explanations to illustrate how to calculate and interpret these important statistical measures.
- The document discusses key concepts in descriptive statistics including types of distributions, measures of central tendency, and measures of dispersion.
- It covers normal, skewed, and other types of distributions. Measures of central tendency discussed are mean, median, and mode. Measures of dispersion covered are variance and standard deviation.
- The document uses examples and explanations to illustrate how to calculate and interpret these important statistical measures.
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 provides an overview of different types of variables and methods for summarizing clinical data, including descriptive statistics. It discusses categorical variables like gender and ordinal variables like disease staging. For continuous variables it explains measures of central tendency like mean, median and mode, and measures of variation like range, standard deviation, and interquartile range. Graphs for summarizing univariate data are also covered, such as bar charts for categorical variables and histograms and box plots for continuous variables.
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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.
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The steps to calculate variance are:
1) Find the mean (Y-bar) of the data set. For Class A, Y-bar = 110.54
2) For each data point, calculate the deviation from the mean:
Data Point - Y-bar
102 - 110.54 = -8.54
115 - 110.54 = 4.46
3) Square each deviation to make all values positive
(-8.54)2 = 72.9116
(4.46)2 = 19.8516
4) Calculate the average of the squared deviations by summing them and dividing by the sample size (n-1)
5) The result is the variance.
So for
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- 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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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 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 document discusses various methods for summarizing data, including measures of central tendency, dispersion, and categorical data. It describes the mean, median, and mode as measures of central tendency, and how the mean can be affected by outliers while the median is not. Measures of dispersion mentioned include range, standard deviation, variance, and interquartile range. The document also discusses percentiles, standard error, and 95% confidence intervals. Key takeaways are to select appropriate summaries based on the data type and distribution.
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1. Quantitative data can be summarized using measures of center (mean, median), spread (range, IQR, standard deviation), and position (quartiles, percentiles, z-scores).
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This document provides an overview of basic statistics concepts. It defines statistics as the science of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. There are two main types of statistics: descriptive statistics which summarize data, and inferential statistics which make predictions from data. Key concepts discussed include variables, frequency distributions, measures of center such as mean and median, measures of variability such as range and standard deviation, and methods of presenting data graphically and numerically.
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This document provides an overview of basic statistics concepts including descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency, variability, sampling, and distributions. It defines key terms like mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, variance, and quantiles. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to calculate and interpret these common statistical measures.
This document discusses various measures of dispersion used to quantify how spread out or clustered data values are around a central tendency. It defines key terms like range, variance, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. Examples are provided to demonstrate how to calculate these measures for both individual and grouped data. The normal distribution curve is also discussed to show how dispersion relates to the percentage of values that fall within a given number of standard deviations from the mean.
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The document provides an introduction to statistics concepts including central tendency, dispersion, probability, and random variables. It discusses different measures of central tendency like mean, median and mode. It also covers dispersion concepts like variance and standard deviation. The document introduces key probability concepts such as experiments, sample spaces, events, and conditional probability. It defines random variables and discusses discrete and continuous random variables.
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The steps to calculate variance are:
1) Find the mean (Y-bar) of the data set. For Class A, Y-bar = 110.54
2) For each data point, calculate the deviation from the mean:
Data Point - Y-bar
102 - 110.54 = -8.54
115 - 110.54 = 4.46
3) Square each deviation to make all values positive
(-8.54)2 = 72.9116
(4.46)2 = 19.8516
4) Calculate the average of the squared deviations by summing them and dividing by the sample size (n-1)
5) The result is the variance.
So for
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This document discusses computing statistics for single-variable data. It describes six common statistics: three measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), two measures of spread (variance and standard deviation), and one measure of symmetry (skewness). Formulas are provided for calculating each statistic. Examples are given for computing statistics for both discrete and continuous data sets.
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- 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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2. Outline
2
Section 1
Section 2 Section 4
Visualizing and understanding your
Data through visualization
Getting started with Statistics
Section 3
Descriptive Statistics
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Spread
3. 3
What is Statistics ?
It’s a science deals with Collection, Classification, Analysis , and Interpretation of
numerical facts or data AND the use of probability theory to impose order on aggregates
of data
5. 0 5
Levels of Measurement
Nominal
Frequencies and
proportions
Ordinal
Frequencies and
Proportions
Interval
Mean, median &
standard deviation
Ratio
Mean, median &
Standard deviation
6. 0 6
Levels of Measurement
✓ Nominal : the data can only be categorized
✓ Ordinal : the data can be categorized and ranked
✓ Interval : the data can be categorized, ranked, and evenly spaced
✓ Ratio: the data can be categorized, ranked, evenly spaced, and has a natural zero.
7. 7
Levels of Measurement - Example
Variable Values Level of
measurement
Discrete or Continuous
Gender Male (1), Female(2) Nominal
Age 23,24,26 etc.,
Hours spent last
week
5.30 hours Ratio
Performance rating 1, 2 ,3,4
9. 9
Descriptive Statistics
Summarizing or describing the fact known to you Organizes and make sense
of Data uses Numerical and Graphical Methods Identifies Patterns in Data
Simplifies the information focusing on the items/areas of interest Eliminates
undesired information to avoid information overload
10. 10
Descriptive Statistics
Types of questions that can be answered using simple descriptive statistics:
1.What proportion of customers have responded to the offer in the dataset?
2.What is the average duration of calls? What is the median?
3.What is the frequency distribution of job types?
12. 12
Measures of Central Tendency
Central tendency indicates where the centre of the distribution tends to be
13. 13
Measures of Central Tendency - Mean
Data
Scientist
$48670
$57320
$38150
$41290
$53160
$500,000
Average Salary = 48000
X bar = $ 123,098
14. 14
Measures of Central Tendency - Mean
Cust Id Amount
Spent
1 250
2 300
3 280
4 270
5 320
6 290
7 260
8 280
9 240
10 260
No. of Observations = 10
SUM = 2750
MEAN = (2750/10) = 275
➢ Works well when data is not heavily skewed
➢ Easy to compute
15. 15
Measures of Central Tendency - Mean
What are the properties of the mean ? (put a tick mark )
All salaries in the distribution affect the mean
Mean can be described with a formula
Many samples from the same population will have similar means
The mean of a sample can be used to make inferences
16. 16
Median
10 20 22 24 32 35 51 31 11
Median is at the mid point
10
`
20 22 24 32 32 51 31 11 33
17. 17
Mean Vs Median
Data Scientist Data Analyst
58350 $48670
63120 $57320
44640 $38150
56380 $41290
72250 $53160
$500000
Mean is 47718
Median is 48670 What if the outlier value
was $500000
Mean is 123098
Median is 50915
What is the new mean after introducing
the outlier ?
18. 18
Median
What is the median value here ?
Data Scientist
$48670
$57320
$38150
$41290
$53160
$500,000
20. 20
Mode
Customer id Amount Spent
(in $)
mins(bucke
t)
1 240
2 280
3 270
4 300
5 277
6 267
7 292
8 2800
9 260
10 250
11 480
Mins Bucket No. of
Subscribers
< 300 8
300-500 1
> 500 1
MODE = “<300”
Works well in “winners take all situations”
Gives the most popular value
Easy to Understand
21. 21
Quiz - Mode
Using mode we can describe if the data is either categorical or numerical (TRUE/FALSE)
The expenditures in the below data set affect the mode (TRUE/FALSE)
32, 45 , 32, 25, 28, 32
There is an equation for the mode (TRUE/FALSE)
The mode remains same for more than one samples drawn from a same population
Can a mode change if the bin size in an histogram changes
25. Symmetric distribution is a type of distribution where the left side of
the distribution mirrors the right side
Symmetrical Distribution
In symmetrical Distribution, the values of mean, median, and mode are
equal
Mean = Median = Mode
Properties of Symmetrical Distribution
28. 28
Right skewed data
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
62 56 53 46 40 36 25 22 22 18 13 10 5
Which one holds true ?
mean < median < mode
median < mode < mean
mode < median < mean
mode < mean < median
34. 34
Positive or right skew
0
20
40
60
80
100
Income
Number
of
employees
Only few employees
are making more
than 71,000 dollar ,
the yearly income is
+vely skewed
Most of the employees salary
is between 31,000 $ & 70k$
When the skewness statistic is +ve, the data is
right-skewed.
20% 40% 60% 80%
36. 36
Kurtosis
Kurtosis > 2 is leptokurtic
Kurtosis with a –ve number more than minus 1 is platykurtic distribution
Kurtosis is used to find the presence of outliers in our data
37. 37
•Leptokurtic: Sharply peaked with fat tails, and less variable.
•Mesokurtic: Medium peaked
•Platykurtic: Flattest peak and highly dispersed
39. 39
What is measures of dispersion ?
Describes how the data is spreading or the variability
What is the difference between Measures of central Tendency and Measures of
dispersion ?
Central tendency describes the center of the data ,but it does not tell us anything about the spread of the data
Wider spread
Closer spread
40. 40
Range
Mean 250
5 5
10 7
12 7
15 16
16 16
10 16
20 20
5 5
20 20
0
10
20
30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0
10
20
30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
40,89,91,93, 95,100
Range is computed by taking the difference between maximum value and
minimum value
42. 42
Standard Deviation
Standard deviation is a measure of how close or far are the observations to the mean
distribution is
Cust id Amount Spent
1 250
2 345
3 280
4 290
5 175
6 200
7 255
8 150
9 375
10 180
This point is 0 units away from the mean (250-250)
This point is 95 units away from the mean (345-250)
Mean - 250
43. 43
Standard Deviation
Custo
mer
Id
Avg.
spend
(monthly)
x
x -µ (x -µ) ^2
1 304 69.2 4788.64
2 50 -184.8 34151.04
3 252 17.2 295.84
4 298 63.2 3994.24
5 234 -0.8 0.64
6 228 -6.8 46.24
7 264 29.2 852.64
8 230 -4.8 23.04
9 228 69.2 4788.64
10 260 -6.8 46.24
Mean = μ = 234.8
Variance = ∑(x – μ)^2/ N
Standard Deviation – sqrt(sigma^2)
X = Observation
μ = population mean
N = number of observations in the population
Variance =
Standard =
Deviation
Std Deviation = 22.13
45. 45
Standard Deviation
A startup ecommerce company has partnered with two different logistic company.
Not only the metropolitans even customers who lives in the remotest locations are demanding the same quality
and timeliness of the service. The constant challenge posed was in meeting pick up and delivery timelines
Of late, the ecommerce call center started receiving more complaints than in the past regarding delayed shipments
Logistic Company A Logistic Company B
46. 46
Standard Deviation
Cust id Duration (in days)
1 3
2 2.5
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 3
9 3
10 3.5
Cust id Duration (in days)
1 1.5
2 2
3 2
4 1.5
5 4
6 5
7 5
8 1
9 2
10 6
Mean 3 Mean 3
Std . Deviation .235 1.81
47. 47
Coefficient of Variation
Coefficient of variation is a measure of “the ratio of the standard deviation to
the arithmetic mean”
Coefficient of Variation = ((Standard deviation / Mean ) X 100) %
Purpose : This measure is used to compare the consistency of two or more groups in
the groups differ in their mean
48. 48
Chebyshev’s Theorem
Empirical(Normal) Rule: For a symmetrical, bell-shaped frequency distribution,
approximately 68 percent of the observations will lie within plus and minus one
standard deviation of the mean; about 95 percent of the observations will lie
within plus and minus two standard deviations of the mean; and practically all (99.7
percent) will lie within plus and minus three standard deviations of the mean.
50. 50
Percentiles
Most commonly reported percentiles are quartiles, which break the data up into quarters
Sort the data
25th Percentile = 72.5
25th percentile can also be referred to as 1st quartile, Q1 , or the lower quartile
We have an even number of data , this means that when we calculate the
quartiles , we take the sum of the two values around each quartile and average
them
51. 51
Percentiles
50th Percentile = ?
50th percentile can also be referred as Median
83.5, it means that 50% of the data values fall at or below 83.5
52. 52
What is boxplot ?
It’s a visual representation which helps us to understand how spread the data and to
detect the outliers. In order to construct the same, we need min, Q1, median, Q3 and
the max value. To determine central tendency, spread, skewness, and the existence
of outliers.
Median
Upper Quartile
or
75th percentile
Lower Quartile
(or)
25th percentile
Min Max
53. 53
Percentiles
19 19 20 21 22 22 22 23 23 24 25
Q1
¼ or 25% of the data has a value that is less than or equal to 20
½ or 50% of the data has a value that is less than or equal to 22
¾ or 75% of data that has a value that is less than or equal to 23
½ or 50% of the data lies between 20 and 23
Q3
Depends on the context,
sometimes
Low percentile = good
High percentile = good
54. Boxplot Assignment
What is the 1st Quartile ?
What was the lowest sales achieved ?
What was the highest sales achieved ?
What was the median Sales achieved ?
The middle 50% of the sales achieved were between which scores ?
The majority of the sales were above 85 , true or false ?
Top 25% of the sales were between which two ranges ? :
70 75 77.5 80 85 87.5 90 95 100 105
56. Standard Deviation Vs IQR
A = {1,1,1,1,1,1,1} and B = {1,1,1,1,1,1,100000000}.
IRQ for both is 0, but SD is very different.
Which one is is really better ?
It also shows that the IQR is very resistant to outliers (and to some degree skew)
while the SD is not