Posts Tagged ‘data’
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Definition of an Outlier
Description
A detailed tutorial on the definition of an outlier. Step by step tutorial including several examples of definitions of outliers for reference.
Overview
An outlier is a type of observation of statistical data. It is usually very far away from the other values in the data set, hence the name. Usually it is a number that is much smaller than the other numbers, although it could be much larger than the other numbers as well. Outliers have an equal chance of occuring in any random observation, but they are still rare. Typically when an outlier is found it means there is some sort of mistake, usually a measurement error.
Tags: chance, data, elements, equal, error, larger, measurement, mistake, numbers, observation, outlier, random, set, smaller, statistical, statistics, values
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
How to Find the Interquartile Range
Description
A detailed tutorial on how to find the interquartile range. Step by step tutorial including several examples of the interquartile range for reference.
Overview
The interquartile range is the range of the data between the lower or first quartile and the upper or third quartile. The interquartile range is not the whole data set – it is actually only half of the data set, although not a common half – the first and last quarter of the data is not included in the interquartile range. To find the interquartile range, all you must do is find all the quartiles, and then find the different between the upper quartile and lower quartile.
Tags: data, First, half, interquartile, lower, median, quarter, quartile, range, second, set, statistics, third, upper
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
Definition of a Quartile
Description
A detailed tutorial on the definition of a quartile. Step by step tutorial including several examples of the definition of a quartile for reference.
Overview
A quartile is a value that separates out statistical data. There are three quartiles, and they work together to separate data out into four different parts. The first quartile, called Q1, is the lower quartile. It is the 25th percentile of data – that is, the median of the median of the total amount of data, and the lowest count in a data set. The second quartile, called Q2, is the median of the entire data set. It is sometimes referred to as the middle value. The third quartile, called Q3, is the upper quartile. It is the 75th percentile of data – that is, the median of the median of the total amount of data, and the highest count in a data set.
Tags: 25, 50, 75, data, First, lower, median, middle, parts, percentile, Q1, Q2, Q3, quartile, second, separate, set, statistical, statistics, third, upper
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
How to Make a Histogram
Description
A detailed tutorial on how to make a histogram. Step by step tutorial including several examples on how to make a histogram for reference.
Overview
A histogram is similar to a bar chart or bar graph, only it cannot go in either direction – histograms can only have vertical bars. The main difference between them is that bar charts and bar graphs can be used to show the number of items in a category. Histograms are used between two sets of numbers, to show which numbers relate to each other. The numbers themselves each fall under their own category. This is a very common chart to see in the later levels of math, especially statistics, as they reflect statistical data.
Tags: algebra, bar, category, chart, data, difference, graph, histogram, horizontal, number, relationship, set, statistics, vertical
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
How to Make a Circle Graph
Description
A detailed tutorial on how to make circle graphs. Step by step tutorial including several examples of how to make circle graphs for reference.
Overview
Circle graphs, also referred to as pi charts to avoid confusing them with graphs on the coordinate plane, are graphs in the shape of a circle that deal with a specific set of data. Circle graphs deal with percentages of a whole. The title of the circle graph is your whole, and the circle represents the whole. Then the circle is cut off into different percentages, and each is labelled with the proper category and exactly what percent it is meant to represent. Very often each section of the circle will be a different color to avoid confusion.
Tags: algebra, categories, category, chart, circle, color, data, different, graph, label, percent, percentage. title, pi, represent, section, set
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