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nominal variables -answer Categorical variables that there is no natural order among
the categories
ordinal variable -answer Categorical variables where there is natural order among the
categories (low-high)
interval -answer A measurement which makes sense to talk about the difference
between values but not the ratio between values
ratio -answer Quantitive variables where is makes sense to talk about the difference
in ratios. (Income, weight)
In ratios: -answer Value 0 means the absence of quantity (income $0)
Distribution of a Variable -answer Tells us what values the variables take and how
often they take those values
In intervals: -answer Vale 0 does not mean the absence of value (temp = 0F)
Pie charts -answer Emphasize how the different categories relate to the whole
, Bar charts -answer Emphasize how the different categories compare with each other
Histogram -answer Breaking the range of values into intervals and count how many
observations fall into interval.
Stemplot(stem and leaf plot) -answer Graphical display of quantitive data. Data is
spread into "stem" and "leaf". It retains the data and sorts.
Boxplot -answer Graphically represents the distribution of a quantitive variable.
Visually displays the five number summary and the observations classified as a suspected
outlier.
Measures of Center -answer Mode, mean, and median.
Mode -answer The most commonly occurring value. Can be unimodal or bimodal
Mean -answer The average of a set of observations.
The sum of observations divided by the number of observations. (x bar)
Median -answer The midpoint of the distribution. (M)
Measures of soread -answer Range, inter quartile range (IQR), standard deviation
How to find the median -answer -order the data smallest to largest
-if the number(n) of observations is odd (n+1)/2nd spot