1. Math 145
May 28, 2009

2. Methods of Acquiring Information
Published Source
Census
Sampling
Observational Study – researchers observe characteristics and take measurements, as in sample survey. (Association)
Designed Experiment – researchers impose treatments and controls and then observe characteristics and take measurements. (Cause and Effect)
 Consider: #1.27 (p.22), #1.29

3. Descriptive Statistics
Individuals – are the objects described by a set of data. Individuals may be people, but they may also be animals or things.
Variable – a characteristic of an individual. A variable can take different values for different individuals.
Categorical (Qualitative) variable – places an individual into one of several groups or categories. {Gender, Blood Type}
Quantitative variable – takes numerical values for which arithmetic operations such as adding and averaging make sense. {Height, Income, Time, etc.}
 Consider: #1.18 (p. 20), #1.21 (p.21)

4. Quantitative Variables
Discrete Variables – There is a gap between possible values.
Counts (no. of days, no. of people, etc.)
Age in years
Continuous Variables – Variables that can take on values in an interval.
Survival time, amount of rain in a month, distance, etc.

5. Graphical Procedures Categorical (Qualitative) Data Quantitative Data
Bar Chart
Pie Chart
Quantitative Data
Histogram
Stem-and-leaf plot (Stemplot)
Dotplot
These plots describe the distribution of a variable.

6. Length of Stay 5 1 15 9 3 7 2 12 4 18 13 28 24 6 10

7. Fifth-grade IQ Scores
145
101
123
106
117
102
139
142 94
124 90
108
126
134
100
115
103
110
122
136
133
114
128
125
112
109
116
130
131 96
127
113
105
118 81 97 82
137 89

8. Distribution
The distribution of a variable tells us what values it takes and how often it takes these values
Categorical Data
Table or Bar Chart
Quantitative Data
Frequency Table
Histogram
Stem-and-leaf plot

9. Describing a distribution
Skewness
Symmetric
Skewed to the right (positively skewed)
Skewed to the left (negatively skewed)
Center/Spread
No of peaks (modes)
Unimodal, Bimodal, Multimodal.
Outliers
Extreme values.

10. Homework Chapter 1 : (pp. 19-23) # 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 24, 28.

11. Thank you!