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Examples of Descriptive Statistics

Examples of Descriptive Statistics. Roger Ebert Movie Ratings. Rating Scale (Ordinal): 0*, 0.5*,…,3.5*,4* 5501 Films (rogerebert.com, circa 3/2006). Note: Median (and Modal) Category is 3.0, LQ is 2.0, UQ is 3.5. Profit Margins of Businesses. Net Profits/Losses (%) for department Stores

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Examples of Descriptive Statistics

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  1. Examples of Descriptive Statistics

  2. Roger Ebert Movie Ratings • Rating Scale (Ordinal): 0*, 0.5*,…,3.5*,4* • 5501 Films (rogerebert.com, circa 3/2006) Note: Median (and Modal) Category is 3.0, LQ is 2.0, UQ is 3.5

  3. Profit Margins of Businesses • Net Profits/Losses (%) for department Stores • 351 Firms (1925): Source: Harvard BBR

  4. Example - Philadelphia Rainfall Note: The mean is higher than median as a few very large amounts were observed.

  5. Example - Philadelphia Rainfall (Population) Note: 383 (71%) Months lie within 1s of m and 518 (96%) within 2s

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