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Assignment 1 Midterm

The document defines and provides examples for various statistical terms including: 1. The mean, median, mode, midrange, weighted mean, and how to calculate them. 2. Other terms like cumulative frequency, percentile rank, quartiles, deciles, lower and upper hinges, box and whisker plots, the five number summary, interquartile range, outliers, and how outliers are classified. 3. Explanations of outliers include definitions of mild and extreme outliers based on their distance from the interquartile range.

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Assignment 1 Midterm

The document defines and provides examples for various statistical terms including: 1. The mean, median, mode, midrange, weighted mean, and how to calculate them. 2. Other terms like cumulative frequency, percentile rank, quartiles, deciles, lower and upper hinges, box and whisker plots, the five number summary, interquartile range, outliers, and how outliers are classified. 3. Explanations of outliers include definitions of mild and extreme outliers based on their distance from the interquartile range.

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1.

Mean

The mean (average) of a data set is found by adding all numbers in the
data set and then dividing by the number of values in the set.

For example: mean of 2, 6, 4, 5, 8 is:


Mean = (2 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 8) / 5
= 25/5
=5

2. Weighted Mean
weighted mean is a kind of average. Instead of each data point contributing
equally to the final mean, some data points contribute more “weight” than
others. If all the weights are equal, then the weighted mean equals the
arithmetic mean (the regular “average” you’re used to).

To find the weighted mean:

1. Multiply the numbers in your data set by the weights.


2. Add the results up.

3. Median

in statistics, is the middle value of the given list of data, when arranged in
an order. The arrangement of data or observations can be done either in
ascending order or descending order. 

Example: The median of 2,3,4 is 3.


4. Mode
The most frequent number that is, the number that occurs the highest
number of times.
Example: The mode of {4, 2, 4, 3, 2, 2} is 2 because it occurs three times,
which is more than any other number.
5. Midrange
Midrange determines the number that is halfway between the minimum and
maximum numbers of a data set. It is a statistical tool that identifies a
measure of center like median, mean or mode.
How to Find Midrange

Midrange is a simple statistical tool requiring minimal calculations.

Step 1: Organize Data in Order

Organize the data in ascending or descending order. This will reduce the
chances of choosing the incorrect numbers for the midrange formula.

Step 2: Find Minimum and Maximum Numbers in Data

Locate the minimum and maximum numbers in the data set. If Step 1 was
followed, these will be the numbers at the beginning and end of the data
set list.

Example: Consider the data set 110, 150, 180, 220, 270, 290, 310 and 390
as the prices of speakers. The minimum number is 110, and the maximum
is 390.

Step 3: Use Midrange Formula

M = (max + min) / 2

 M = midrange
 Max = maximum value in data set
 Min = minimum value in data set

For the data set above: (390 + 110) / 2 = 500 / 2 = 250

The midrange of the example data set is 250, or $250 as the midrange for
the speakers. Note that the number 250 does not appear in the data set
itself. The calculation is an average and may or may not calculate to a
number in the data set.

6. Cumulative frequency
defined as a running total of frequencies. The frequency of an element in a
set refers to how many of that element there are in the set. Cumulative
frequency can also define as the sum of all previous frequencies up to the
current point.
The cumulative frequency at a certain point is found by adding the
frequency at the present point to the cumulative frequency of the previous
point. The cumulative frequency for the first data point is the same as its
frequency since there is no cumulative frequency before it.
Example:
Age (years) Frequency Cumulative Frequency
10 3 3
11 18 3 + 18 = 21
12 13 21 + 13 = 34
13 12 34 + 12 = 46
14 7 46 + 7 = 53
15 27 53 + 27 = 80

7. Percentile Rank
refers to the percentage of scores that are equal to or less than a given
score.
th
For example: if you score 75 points on a test, and are ranked in the 85
percentile, it means that the score 75 is higher than 85% of the scores.
8. Quartile

Quartiles are the values that divide a list of numbers into quarters:

 Put the list of numbers in order


 Then cut the list into four equal parts
 The Quartiles are at the "cuts"

For example: 5, 7, 4, 4, 6, 2, 8

Put them in order: 2, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Cut the list into quarters:

And the result is:

 Quartile 1 (Q1) = 4
 Quartile 2 (Q2), which is also the Median, = 5
 Quartile 3 (Q3) = 7

9. Decile

Deciles are nine partitional values of the data or the given set of
observation into ten equal parts. These 9 values are represented by D₁, D₂,
D₃, D₄, D₅, D₆, D₇, D₈ and D₉ .

10. Lower Hinge

The lower hinge is the median of the lower half of the data up to and
including the median.

11. Upper hinge

The upper hinge is the median of the upper half of the data up to and
including the median.

12. Box and Whiskers Plot


A boxplot, also called a box and whisker plot, is a way to show the spread
and centers of a data set.

The box and whiskers chart shows you how your data is spread out. Five
pieces of information (the “five number summary“) are generally included in
the chart:

 The minimum (the smallest number in the data set). The minimum is
shown at the far left of the chart, at the end of the left “whisker.”
 First quartile, Q1, is the far left of the box (or the far right of the left
whisker).
 The median is shown as a line in the center of the box.
 Third quartile, Q3, shown at the far right of the box (at the far left of
the right whisker).
 The maximum (the largest number in the data set), shown at the far
right of the box.

13. Five number summary


five number summary consists of the minimum value, lower hinge, median,
upper hinge, and maximum value. Some textbooks use the quartiles
instead of the hinges.
14. Inter-quartile range
The interquartile range is the difference between the third and first
quartiles. That's it: Q3 - Q1
15. Outlier

outlier is an extremely high or extremely low data point relative to the


nearest data point and the rest of the neighboring co-existing values in a
data graph or dataset you're working with. Outliers are extreme values that
stand out greatly from the overall pattern of values in a dataset or graph.

16. Mild Outlier


any data values which lie between 1.5 times and 3.0 times the
interquartile range below the first quartile or above the third quartile.

17. Extreme Outlier


any data values which lie more than 3.0 times the interquartile range
below the first quartile or above the third quartile.

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