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Define the following :

Data

is a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables; restated, pieces of data


are individual pieces of information. Data is measured, collected and reported,
and analyzed, whereupon it can be visualized using graphs or images. Data as a
general concept refers to the fact that some
existinginformation or knowledge is represented or coded in some form suitable for better
usage or processing.

Ungrouped Data

is data that is not grouped in a specific order. Grouped


data is a set of data that has unique characteristics in common.

Grouped data is a statistical term used in data analysis. A raw dataset can be organized
by constructing a table showing the frequency distribution of the variable (whose values are
given in the raw dataset). Such a frequency table is often referred to as grouped data

Mean
The mean is the best-known and most widely used measure of central tendency. It is what most
people call the "average." It is used to describe the distribution of interval-ratio variables such as
age, income, and education.
The mean is calculated by adding up all the scores and dividing the result by the number of
scores in the distribution. For example, if five families have 0, 2, 2, 3, and 5 children respectively,
the mean number of children is (0 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 5)/5 = 12/5 = 2.4. This means that the five
households each have an average of 2.4 children.

Median
The median represents the exact middle of a distribution so that half of the cases are above it
and half are below it. It is the middle case in a distribution when the scores are arranged in order
from lowest to highest.
First, we must arrange the numbers in order from lowest to highest. The result is this: 2, 5, 6, 7,
10, 22, 31, 43, 69. The median is 10 because it is the exact middle number. There are four
numbers below 10 and four numbers above 10.
What happens if we have an even number of cases in our distribution? If we add the number 87
to the end of our list of numbers above, we have 10 total numbers in our distribution, so there is
no single middle number.

In this case, you average the scores for the two middle numbers. In our new list, the two middle
numbers are 10 and 22. So, we take the average of those two numbers: (10 + 22) /2 = 16. Our
median is now 16.

Mode
The mode is the category or score with the highest frequency in the distribution. In other words,
it is the most common score, or the score that appears the highest number of times in a
distribution. For example, lets say we are looking at pets owned by 100 families, with the
distribution looking like this:

statistic (singular) is a single measure of some attribute of a sample (e.g., its arithmetic mean
value). It is calculated by applying a function (statistical algorithm) to the values of the items of the
sample, which are known together as a set of data.
More formally, statistical theory defines a statistic as a function of a sample where
the function itself is independent of the sample's distribution; that is, the function
can be stated before realization of the data. The term statistic is used both for the
function and for the value of the function on a given sample.

karyokinesis
the splitting up of the nucleus and equivalent sharing of nuclear
material during meiosis and mitosis. Precedes cytokinesis. Alsocall
ed
karyomitosis. See also cytokinesis.

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