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Numerical Data
Measures of Variation
The Range, Variance and
Standard Deviation
Shape
Symmetric, Skewed, Skewness, Kurtosis
Summary Measures
Summary Measures
Variation
Central Tendency
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Variance
Coefficient of
Variation
Standard Deviation
Mean
n
xi
i 1
Median
Mode
Sample Mean
xi
i 1
x i x 2 xn
Mean = 5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14
Mean = 6
The Arithmetic
Mean
The Arithmetic
Mean
Sample mean
x
n
n
ii11xxi i
nn
Sample size
Population mean
N
i1 x i
Population size
The arithmetic
mean
The Arithmetic
Mean
Example 4.1
11.0
10
10
Example 4.2
Suppose the telephone bills represent
the population of measurements ( 200). The population mean is
42.19
38.45
45.77
x42.19
x38.45
... x45.77
i200
1
2
200
1 x i
200
200
43.59
43.59
0
3
1
4
2
7
3
2
16 families
16
x1. f1 x2 f 2 ... x16 f16 3(0) 4(1) 7(2) 2(3)
i 1 xi f i
x
1.5
16
16
16
The Median
Important Measure of Central Tendency
In an ordered array, the median is the
middle number.
If n is odd, the median is the middle number.
If n is even, the median is the average of the 2
middle numbers.
Median = 5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14
Median = 5
The Median
The Median of a set of observations is the value that
Example 4.3
Comment
8.5
0, 0, 5,
0, 7,
5, 8,
7, 8,, 9, 12,
9, 12,
14,14,
22,22,
33 33
The Mode
A Measure of Central Tendency
Value that Occurs Most Often
Not Affected by Extreme Values
There May Not be a Mode
There May be Several Modes
Used for Either Numerical or Categorical Data
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Mode = 9
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
No Mode
The Mode
The Mode of a set of observations is the
Approximating
Descriptive Measures
Approximating descriptive measures for
for
grouped
Data
by
grouped data may be needed in two cases:
when approximated values.suffices the needs,
classes
x f
x
f
k
i 1 i i
k
i 1 i
x midpoint
ni frequency
Example 4.13
Approximate the mean and standard
Real value :
x 10.26
Class
ii
11
22
33
.
.
66
.
.
.
.
.
17-20
18.5
37.0
17-20
22
18.5
37.0
30
nn==30
6.5
11
14
17
20
More
312.0
312.0
..
1
( ni 1) - n i
2
i 1
Me x 0 K
n Me
Mode
Mean
Median
Mean
Mode
Median
Summary Measures
Summary Measures
Central Tendency
Mean
n
xi
i 1
Median
Mode
xi x
s2
n 1
Variation
Range
Variance
Coefficient of
Variation
Standard Deviation
Measures of Variation
Variation
Variance
Range
Population
Variance
Sample
Variance
Standard Deviation
Population
Standard
Deviation
Sample
Standard
Deviation
Coefficient of
Variation
S
CV
100%
X
The Range
Measure of Variation
Difference Between Largest & Smallest
Observations:
Absolute Range = x Largest x Smallest
Relative Range =
10
11
Range = 12 - 7 = 5
12
10
11
Range = 12 - 7 = 5
12
Deviation
Individual deviation from the
xi mean
mean =
X 0
X
i
Summing squared deviations
| xi x |
or
absolute values of the deviations
Variance
Important Measure of Variation
Shows Variation About the Mean
Computed as an arithmetic mean of
squared deviations or as a square mean of
individual deviations
2
2 Xi
For the Population:
N
Xi X
s
For the Sample:
n1
Standard Deviation
Most Important Measure of Variation
Shows Variation About the Mean:
2
Xi
Xi X
n 1
Xi X
s
n1
Data:
24
Xi :
10
12
n=8
s=
14
15
17
18
18
Mean =16
(10 16) 2 (12 16) 2 (14 16) 2 (15 16)2 (17 16) 2 (18 16) 2 (24 16) 2
81
= 4.2426
X i : 10
N= 8
s =
12
14
15
17
18
18
24
Mean =16
Xi X
n1
2
Xi
N
2
4.2426
3.9686
Value for the Standard Deviation is larger for data considered as a Sample.
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 21
Mean = 15.5
s = 3.338
20 21
Mean = 15.5
s = .9258
20 21
Mean = 15.5
s = 4.57
Data B - AGE
11 12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Data C - AGE
11 12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Coefficient of Variation
Measure of Relative Variation
Always a % or coefficient
Shows Variation Relative to Mean
Used to Compare 2 or More
Groups
100%
Comparing Coefficient of
Variation
$5
Stock B:
$100
S
CV
Shape
Symmetric or skewed
Left-Skewed or
Negative SkewMean Median Mode
ness
Symmetric
Mean = Median = Mode
Right-Skewed or
Positively Skewed
Mode Median Mean
Central tendency
measures summary
Coefficient of skewness
FRACTILES
PERCENTILES