Describing the Center of Data Set: Measures of Central Location

MeanSummarizes all the information in the data set

Median- Splits the data sets into two halves; there are an equal number of values above and below it

Mode- The most common value in a data set

:Measure of Central Location

:Measure of Central Location

Not a stable measure May not exist May not be unique

:Measure of Central Location

Not easily affected by other extreme values (outliers) Always exist and unique Less reliable than the mean- it will vary depending on the corresponding mean

Shape of Distribution and Locaton of the Mean, the Median and the Mode

Locating the Central in the DOTPLOT

Mean- 6.12 Median- 6 Mode- 7

Describing the Spread of the Data: Measures of Variability

The largest value minus the smallest in the data set

One half of the difference between the 75th percentile and the 25th percentile The square root of the average of the squared deviation from the mean

Describing the Spread of the Data: Measures of Variability

Range= 10. 1
Data from the 25 subjects

One half of the difference between the 75th percentile and the 25th percentile

3 5 7 9 11

3 5 7 8

2 4 6 8

2 4 6 7 10

1 3 5 7 9

The value largest minus the smallest value in the data set

Range= 11- 1 10 =

11 10

Describing the Spread of the Data: Measures of Variability

Semi- interquartile range
Data from the 25 subjects One half of the difference between the 75th percentile and the 25th percentile

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 7 10

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 10 11

3 5 7 9 11

75th percentile- the value in the data which is exceeded by 25% of the total number of items in the set 25 x (0.75)= 18.75 18.75 : rank of the 75th percentile 18th and 19th items = 8 75th percentile = 8

Describing the Spread of the Data: Measures of Variability

Semi- interquartile range
Data from the 25 subjects One half of the difference between the 75th percentile and the 25th percentile
75th percentile- the value in the data which is exceeded by 25% of the total number of items in the set 2=5 x (0.25) = 6.25 6.25 : rank of the 75th percentile 6th = 3 7th item = 4 25th percentile = 3 + ( 0. 25) ( 4- 3) 25th percentile = 3.25

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 7 10

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 10 11

3 5 7 9 11

Describing the Spread of the Data: Measures of Variability

Semiinterquartile range

= 2.375
Data from the 25 subjects

One half of the difference between the 75th percentile and the 25th percentile

75th percentile = 8

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 7 10

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 10 11

3 5 7 9 11

25th percentile =3.25 SIQR = ( 83.25) SIQR = 2.375

Describing the Spread of the Data: Measures of Variability

Standard deviation= 2. 394
Data from the 25 subjects

The square root of the average of the squared deviations from the mean
SD = ( x- x ) 2 n- 1 = 2. 934 Mean = (x) = 6. 12

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 7 10

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 10 11

3 5 7 9 11

Describing the Spread of the Data: Measures of Variability

Data from the 25 subjects

1 3 5 7 9

2 4 6 7 10

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 10 11

3 5 7 9 11