Data Handling - Classnotes
Data Handling - Classnotes
TOPIC NAME
FACULTY NAME
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
1 3
Introduction Range
2 4
Mean mode
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
5 7
Median Probability
6
Double Bar
graph
Data
Example
• Number of students in the class
• The temperature in a state on daily basis.
Data Handling
We need to collect, organize and represent that data to draw inferences from it.
This is called Data Handling.
Collecting Data
In this tabular form, we can easily understand that how many students get how
much mark.
Representative Values
There must be a particular value which represents the complete data. This is
the average of the data. The average lies between the smallest and the largest
number of data so it is called Central tendency of the group of data.
A 31 0 15
−11 −17
B 37
+20
C 20
6 −4
D 3
Mode
If the number of observations is very large then we can convert the data in the
tabular form using frequencies and tally marks. Then it will be easy to find the
mode of the given data.
So you can check the number of observation which has a large number of
frequency is the mode of that group.
Mode of a Large Number of Observations
The middle value of the given number of the observations which divides it into
exactly two parts is called Median.
To find the median, we have to arrange the data in ascending or descending
order then find the middle value of the given number of observations that is
the median of that group.
Bar graphs can be used for finding the measures of central tendency also, as
we know the observation with the more frequency is the mode hence the bar
with the tallest height must be the mode of the data.
Choosing a Scale
It is important to choose the scale according to the given data as the length of
the bar depends upon the scale we choose.
Bar Graph
It is the representation of data with the use of bars of the same width and the
length of bars depends upon the number of frequency.
Bar graph
Favourite Types of music 14
12
Number of students
10
8
6
classical
Hip hop
4
rock
jazz
2
0
Type of Music
Here we can see that the highest number number is 14 and the lowest
number is 7 so we can take the scale of one. By the graph, we can observe
that jazz is the most preferred form of the music by the students.
Double Bar Graph
This is the same as the bar graph just the two bars are joined off to
represent two data on the same graph. This is used to compare
certain information.
Represent the number of wild animals founds in two
Q states given below in double bar graph.
The bar graph shows the result of a survey to test water
resistant watches made by different companies.
Each of these companies claimed that their watches were
water resistant. After a test the above results were revealed.
Can you work out a fraction of the Number tested
number of watches that leaked to the Number that leaked
number tested for each company? 40
30
watches
20
10
0 A C
B D
companies
Chance and Probability
Chance
In our day to day life, there are so many situations when we say that this is
impossible, or this is possible, or this may or may not possible. So the situations
which may or may not happen have the chance to happen.
Chance
• This shows that it is not possible to throw 14 in the combination of two dices.
• It is certain that the sun will rise.
• It may or may not happen that a head has come when we flip a coin. As both,
the head and tail have an equal chance
Probability
A Mean
B Mode
C Median
i) How many outcomes are possible when a letter is taken out of the bag at
random?