Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Statistical Description of
Data
to accompany
Measures Quantiles
of Relative Quartiles
Position Deciles
Percentiles
Residuals
Standardized values
(10.4444)100%55.55%
At least 55.55% of the data values should fall
within k = 1.50 units of standard deviation
from the mean.
2002 The Wadsworth Group
Problem 3.54, continued
Do the sample results support
Chebyshevs Theorem?
Ans: 1.50 (s) = 0.1026%
mean + 1.50 (s) = 0.0736% + 0.1026%
= 0.1762%
mean 1.50 (s) = 0.0736% 0.1026%
= 0.0290%