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Chapter 2

Chapter 2. Organization and description of data. Box on Page 24 Describing a Data Set of Measurements. Types of data. Qualitative or categorical data Numerical or measurement data

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Chapter 2

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  1. Chapter 2 Organization and description of data

  2. Box on Page 24Describing a Data Set of Measurements

  3. Types of data • Qualitative or categorical data • Numerical or measurement data We will use the term numerical-valued variable or just variable to refer to a characteristic that is measured on a numerical scale. Two type of variables: • Discrete • Continuous

  4. Categorical data Each observation is recorded as a member of one of several categories. Data are organized in the form of a frequency table that shows the frequencies of the individual categories. Further, proportions of observations in each category are calculated: An example in the next slide.

  5. Figure 2.1 (p. 26)Pie chart of student opinion on change in dormitory regulations.

  6. Discrete data The underlying scale is discrete and the distinct values observed are not too numerous. As in case of categorical data, describe the data by relative frequencies. Example:

  7. Example (cont.):

  8. Line Diagrams and Histograms Figure 2.4 (p. 29)Graphic display of the frequency distribution of data in Table 3. The distinct values of the variable are located on the horizontal axis. Draw a vertical rectangle (line) at each value and make the height equal to the relative frequency.

  9. Data on a continuous variable Figure 2.5 (p. 30)Dot diagram for the heart transplant data. • For small data set, a dot diagram can be used; individual measurements are plotted above a line as prominent dots. • Example: • The second method is frequency distribution on intervals; used when the data consist of a large number of measurements.

  10. Box on Page 30Constructing a Frequency Distribution for a Continuous Variable

  11. Table 2.4 (p. 32)The Data of Forty Cash Register Receipts (in Dollars) at a University Bookstore

  12. Table 2.5 (p. 33)Frequency Distribution for Bookstore Sales Data

  13. Presenting a frequency distribution as a histogram • Mark the class intervals on a horizontal axis • On each interval, draw a vertical rectangle whose area represents the relative frequency • Height of the rectangle = Relative frequency / width of interval • The total are of a histogram is 1.

  14. Figure 2.7 (p. 34)Histogram of the bookstore sales data of Tables 4 and 5. Sample size = 40.

  15. Figure 2.8 (p. 35)Population tree (histograms) of the male and female age distributions in the US in 2001. (Source: US Bureau of the Census.)

  16. A stem-and-leaf display provides a more efficient variant of the histogram for displaying data, especially when the observations are two-digit numbers. Example: Table 2.6 (p. 35)Examination Scores of 50 Students

  17. Table 2.7 (p. 35)Stem-and-Leaf Display for the Examination Scores

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