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Comparative Analysis from Graphs and Diagrams. Mary Dwyer Wolfe, Ph.D. Macon State College For MSP with Bibb County March 26, 2011. How Well Do You Understand the Graphical Representation?. Stem-and-Leaf Plot. a). 17 b). 29 c). 4. Histograms. 450 radios CDs, Radios DVDs.
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Comparative Analysis from Graphs and Diagrams Mary Dwyer Wolfe, Ph.D. Macon State College For MSP with Bibb County March 26, 2011
a). 17 b). 29 c). 4
450 radios CDs, Radios DVDs
The distribution is nearly symmetric, so the mean is near the center – near 70 or just slightly higher.
Information about Means and Medians of Differently Skewed Distributions. The mean is more effected by outliers than the median is.
(ii) and (iv) are not possible. How do we choose between (i) and (iii) ? It is (iii) because the median has to be close to 5 since half of the data between 5 and 6.
(d) and (2) and (3) (c) and (4) (b) and (1)
Dotplot Answer: C
Ogive Answer: B
Ogive Answer: B
Box-and-Whisker Plot [70, 110, 5]
Box-and-Whisker Plot (e) The female students have less variability.
Box-and-Whisker Plot A or B? Why?
Box-and-Whisker Plot • What other questions could we ask about this plot?
Modified Box Plot • Explanation from TI Inspire web site:
Next slide for explanation. Remove for discussion!
Removing what data point would have the most impact on a linear regression line?
Removing what data point would have the most impact on a linear regression line?