Introduction to Probability

and Statistics
Twelfth Edition

Robert J. Beaver • Barbara M. Beaver • William Mendenhall

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 Introduction to Probability
and Statistics
Twelfth Edition

Chapter 2
Describing Data
with Numerical Measures
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 Describing Data with Numerical
Measures
• Graphical methods may not always be
sufficient for describing data.
• Numerical measures can be created for
both populations and samples.
– A parameter is a numerical descriptive
measure calculated for a population.
population
– A statistic is a numerical descriptive
measure calculated for a sample.
sample

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 Measures of Center
• A measure along the horizontal axis of
the data distribution that locates the
center of the distribution.

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 Arithmetic Mean or Average
• The mean of a set of measurements is
the sum of the measurements divided
by the total number of measurements.

 xxii
xx 
nn

where n = number of measurements

 xi  sum of all the measurements
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 Example
•The set: 2, 9, 1, 5, 6

 xi 2  9  11  5  6 33
x    6.6
n 5 5

If we were able to enumerate the whole

population, the population mean would be
called (the Greek letter “mu”).

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 Median
• The median of a set of measurements is
the middle measurement when the
measurements are ranked from smallest
to largest.
• The position of the median is
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• The set: 2, 4, 9, 8, 6, 5, 3 n=7
• Sort:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
• Position: .5(n + 1) = .5(7 + 1) = 4th
Median = 4th largest measurement
• The set: 2, 4, 9, 8, 6, 5 n=6
• Sort:2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
• Position: .5(n + 1) = .5(6 + 1) = 3.5th
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 Mode
• The mode is the measurement which occurs
most frequently.
• The set: 2, 4, 9, 8, 8, 5, 3
– The mode is 8, which occurs twice
• The set: 2, 2, 9, 8, 8, 5, 3
– There are two modes—8 and 2 (bimodal)
bimodal
• The set: 2, 4, 9, 8, 5, 3
– There is no mode (each value is unique).
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 Example
The number of quarts of milk purchased by
25 households:
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5
• Mean?
 xi 55
x   2 .2 10/25

n 25 8/25

Relative frequency
• Median? 6/25

m2 4/25

• Mode? (Highest peak) 2/25

mode  2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Quarts

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 Extreme Values
• The mean is more easily affected by
extremely large or small values than the
median.

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Extreme Values

Symmetric: Mean = Median

Skewed right: Mean > Median

Skewed left: Mean < Median

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 Measures of Variability
• A measure along the horizontal axis of
the data distribution that describes the
spread of the distribution from the
center.

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 The Range
• The range, R, of a set of n measurements is
the difference between the largest and
smallest measurements.
• Example: A botanist records the number of
petals on 5 flowers:
5, 12, 6, 8, 14
• The range is R = 14 – 5 = 9.
••Quick
Quick andand easy,
easy, but
but only
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 The Variance
• The variance is measure of variability
that uses all the measurements. It
measures the average deviation of the
measurements about their mean.
• Flower petals: 5, 12, 6, 8, 14
45
xx  45 99
55
4 6 8 10 12 14
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 The Variance
• The variance of a population of N measurements
is the average of the squared deviations of the
measurements about their mean 
 ( x   ) 22
22  ( xi i   )
NN
• The variance of a sample of n measurements is the
sum of the squared deviations of the measurements
about their mean, divided by (n – 1)
 ( x  x ) 22
ss22  ( xi i  x )
nn11
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The Standard Deviation
• In calculating the variance, we squared all
of the deviations, and in doing so changed
the scale of the measurements.
• To return this measure of variability to the
original units of measure, we calculate the
standard deviation,
deviation the positive square
root of the variance.
Population standard deviation :   
Population standard deviation :   
22

Sample standard deviation : s  s

Sample standard deviation : s  s
22

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Two Ways to Calculate
the Sample Variance
Use the Definition Formula:
xi xi  x ( xi  x ) 2

5 -4 16  ( x  x ) 2
s2  i
12 3 9 n 1
6 -3 9
60
8 -1 1   15
4
14 5 25
Sum 45 0 60
s  s 2  15  3.87

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Two Ways to Calculate
the Sample Variance
Use the Calculational Formula:
xi xi2
2 (  x ) 2

5 25  xi  i

s2  n
12 144
n 1
6 36
452
8 64 465 
14 196  5  15
Sum 45 465 4

s  s 2  15  3.87
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 Some Notes MY APPLET

• The value of s is ALWAYS positive.

• The larger the value of s2 or s, the larger
the variability of the data set.
• Why divide by n –1?
– The sample standard deviation s is
often used to estimate the population
standard deviation Dividing by n –1
gives us a better estimate of 

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 Using Measures of Center and
Spread: Tchebysheff’s Theorem
Given
Given aa number
number kk greater
greater than
than or
or equal
equal toto 11 and
and aa
set
set of
of nn measurements,
measurements, at at least
least 1-(1/k
1-(1/k2)) of
2
of the
the
measurement
measurement willwill lie
lie within
within kk standard
standard deviations
deviations ofof
the
the mean.
mean.
 Can be used for either samples ( x and s) or for a population (
and ).
Important results:
If k = 2, at least 1 – 1/22 = 3/4 of the measurements are
within 2 standard deviations of the mean.
If k = 3, at least 1 – 1/32 = 8/9 of the measurements are
within 3 standard deviations of the mean.
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 Using Measures of
Center and Spread:
The Empirical Rule
Given
Given aa distribution
distribution of
of measurements
measurements
that
that isis approximately
approximately mound-shaped:
mound-shaped:
The interval 
The interval   contains
contains approximately
approximately 68%
68% of
of
the
the measurements.
measurements.

The interval 
The interval  2
2 contains
contains approximately
approximately 95%
95%
of
of the
the measurements.
measurements.

The interval 
The interval  3
3 contains
contains approximately
approximately 99.7% 99.7%
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 Example
The ages of 50 tenured faculty at a
state university.
• 34 48 70 63 52 52 35 50 37 43 53 43 52 44
• 42 31 36 48 43 26 58 62 49 34 48 53 39 45
• 34 59 34 66 40 59 36 41 35 36 62 34 38 28
• 43 50 30 43 32 44 58 53
14/50

x  44.9
12/50

Relative frequency
10/50

8/50

s  10.73 6/50

4/50

2/50

0
25 33 41 49 57 65 73

Shape? Skewed right

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 k x ks Interval Proportion Tchebysheff Empirical
in Interval Rule
1 44.9 10.73 34.17 to 55.63 31/50 (.62) At least 0  .68
2 44.9 21.46 23.44 to 66.36 49/50 (.98) At least .75  .95
3 44.9 32.19 12.71 to 77.09 50/50 (1.00) At least .89  .997

•Yes. Tchebysheff’s
•Do the actual proportions in the three
Theorem must be
intervals agree with those given by true for any data
Tchebysheff’s Theorem? set.
•Do they agree with the Empirical •No. Not very well.
Rule?
•The data distribution is not very
•Why or why not? mound-shaped, but skewed right.

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 Example
The length of time for a worker to
complete a specified operation averages
12.8 minutes with a standard deviation of 1.7
minutes. If the distribution of times is
approximately mound-shaped, what proportion
of workers will take longer than 16.2 minutes to
complete the task?
95% between 9.4 and 16.2
47.5% between 12.8 and 16.2
.475 .475 .025 (50-47.5)% = 2.5% above 16.2
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 Approximating s
• From Tchebysheff’s Theorem and the
Empirical Rule, we know that
R  4-6 s
• To approximate the standard deviation
of a set of measurements, we can use:
ss  RR//44
or ss  RR//66for
or foraalarge
largedata
dataset.
set.
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 Approximating s
The ages of 50 tenured faculty at a
state university.
• 34 48 70 63 52 52 35 50 37 43 53 43 52 44
• 42 31 36 48 43 26 58 62 49 34 48 53 39
45
• 34 59 34 66 40 59 36 41 35 36 62 34 38 28
• 43 50 30 43 32 44 58 53
R = 70 – 26 = 44
s  R / 4  44 / 4  11

Actual s = 10.73
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 Measures of Relative Standing
• Where does one particular measurement stand
in relation to the other measurements in the data
set?
• How many standard deviations away from the
mean does the measurement lie? This is
measured by the z-score.
Suppose s = 2. s
xx  xx 4
score
zz --score s s
ss
x 5 x9
x = 9 lies z =2 std dev from the mean.
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 z-Scores
• From Tchebysheff’s Theorem and the Empirical Rule
– At least 3/4 and more likely 95% of measurements lie within
2 standard deviations of the mean.
– At least 8/9 and more likely 99.7% of measurements lie
within 3 standard deviations of the mean.
• z-scores between –2 and 2 are not unusual. z-scores should not
be more than 3 in absolute value. z-scores larger than 3 in
absolute value would indicate a possible outlier.

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 Measures of Relative Standing
• How many measurements lie below
the measurement of interest? This is
measured by the pth percentile.

p% (100-p) %
x

p-th percentile

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 Examples
• 90% of all men (16 and older) earn
more than $319 per week.
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

10% 90%
$319
$319isisthe
the10
th
10th
$319 percentile.
percentile.

50th Percentile  Median

25th Percentile  Lower Quartile (Q1)
75th Percentile  Upper Quartile (Q3)
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 Quartiles and the IQR
• The lower quartile (Q1) is the value of x
which is larger than 25% and less than
75% of the ordered measurements.
• The upper quartile (Q3) is the value of x
which is larger than 75% and less than
25% of the ordered measurements.
• The range of the “middle 50%” of the
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 Calculating Sample Quartiles
• The lower and upper quartiles (Q1 and
Q3), can be calculated as follows:
• The position of Q is .25(n + 1)
1

•The position of Q3 is .75(n + 1)

once the measurements have been

ordered. If the positions are not integers,
find the quartiles by interpolation.
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 Example
The prices ($) of 18 brands of walking shoes:
40 60 65 65 65 68 68 70 70
70 70 70 70 74 75 75 90 95
Position of Q1 = .25(18 + 1) = 4.75
Position of Q3 = .75(18 + 1) = 14.25

Q1is 3/4 of the way between the 4 th and 5th

ordered measurements, or
Q1 = 65 + .75(65 - 65) = 65.

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 Example
The prices ($) of 18 brands of walking shoes:
40 60 65 65 65 68 68 70 70
70 70 70 70 74 75 75 90 95
Position of Q1 = .25(18 + 1) = 4.75
Position of Q3 = .75(18 + 1) = 14.25

Q3 is 1/4 of the way between the 14 th and 15th

ordered measurements, or
Q3 = 75 + .25(75 - 74) = 75.25
and
IQR = Q3 – Q1 = 75.25 - 65 = 10.25
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 Using Measures of Center and
Spread: The Box Plot
The
The Five-Number
Five-Number Summary:
Summary:
Min
Min Q
Q11 Median
Median Q
Q33 Max
Max

•Divides the data into 4 sets containing an

equal number of measurements.
•A quick summary of the data distribution.
•Use to form a box plot to describe the shape
of the distribution and to detect outliers.
outliers
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 Constructing a Box Plot
Calculate Q1, the median, Q3 and IQR.
Draw a horizontal line to represent the scale
of measurement.
Draw a box using Q1, the median, Q3.

Q1 m Q3

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 Constructing a Box Plot
Isolate outliers by calculating
Lower fence: Q1-1.5 IQR
Upper fence: Q3+1.5 IQR
Measurements beyond the upper or lower
fence is are outliers and are marked (*).
*
Q1 m Q3

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 Constructing a Box Plot
Draw “whiskers” connecting the largest and
smallest measurements that are NOT outliers
to the box.

*
Q1 m Q3

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 Example
Amt of sodium in 8 brands of cheese:
260 290 300 320 330 340 340 520
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Q1 = 292.5 m = 325 Q3 = 340

m
Q1 Q3
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IQR = 340-292.5 = 47.5
Lower fence = 292.5-1.5(47.5) = 221.25
Upper fence = 340 + 1.5(47.5) = 411.25
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Outlier: x = 520

*
m
Q1 Q3
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 Interpreting Box Plots
Median line in center of box and whiskers
of equal length—symmetric distribution
Median line left of center and long right
whisker—skewed right
Median line right of center and long left
whisker—skewed left

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 Key Concepts
I. Measures of Center
1. Arithmetic mean (mean) or average
a. Population: 
xxi i
xx 
b. Sample of size n:
nn
2. Median: position of the median  .5(n 1)
3. Mode
4. The median may preferred to the mean if the data are
highly skewed.
II. Measures of Variability
1. Range: R  largest  smallest

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2. Variance
((xxi ))22
 
a. Population of N measurements:
22
i
NN
b. Sample of n measurements:

22((xxi i))22
xx 
 ( x  x ) 22 ii
ss22  ( xi i  x )  nn
nn11 nn11
3. Standard deviation
Population standard deviation :   
Population standard deviation :   
22

Sample standard deviation : s 

Sample standard deviation : s  ss 22

4. A rough approximation for s can be calculated as s  R / 4.

The divisor can be adjusted depending on the sample size.
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III. Tchebysheff’s Theorem and the Empirical Rule
1. Use Tchebysheff’s Theorem for any data set, regardless of
its shape or size.
a. At least 1-(1/k 2 ) of the measurements lie within k
standard deviation of the mean.
b. This is only a lower bound; there may be more
measurements in the interval.
2. The Empirical Rule can be used only for relatively mound-
shaped data sets.
– Approximately 68%, 95%, and 99.7% of the measurements
are within one, two, and three standard deviations of the
mean, respectively.
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IV. Measures of Relative Standing
1. Sample z-score:
2. pth percentile; p% of the measurements are smaller, and
(100 p)% are larger.
3. Lower quartile, Q 1; position of Q 1 .25(n 1)
4. Upper quartile, Q 3 ; position of Q 3 .75(n 1)
5. Interquartile range: IQR Q 3 Q 1
V. Box Plots
1. Box plots are used for detecting outliers and shapes of
distributions.
2. Q 1 and Q 3 form the ends of the box. The median line is in
the interior of the box.

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 Key Concepts
3. Upper and lower fences are used to find outliers.
a. Lower fence: Q 1 1.5(IQR)
b. Outer fences: Q 3 1.5(IQR)
4. Whiskers are connected to the smallest and largest
measurements that are not outliers.
5. Skewed distributions usually have a long whisker in
the direction of the skewness, and the median line is
drawn away from the direction of the skewness.

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