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1 Data and how to picture them (Summary of chapter 1)

2 Individual who (or what) is studied

3 Individual who (or what) is studied Variables Characteristics of the individual

4 Individual who (or what) is studied Variables Characteristics of the individual Qualitative (Categorical)Quantitative

5 Individual who (or what) is studied Variables Characteristics of the individual Qualitative (Categorical)Quantitative PIcture Histograms Stemplots Pie charts Bar graphs

6 Individual who (or what) is studied Variables Characteristics of the individual Qualitative (Categorical)Quantitative PIcture Histograms Stemplots Pie charts Bar graphs Examine by eye shapecenterspreadoutliers

7 Individual who (or what) is studied Variables Characteristics of the individual Qualitative (Categorical)Quantitative PIcture Histograms Stemplots Pie charts Bar graphs Examine by eye shapecenterspreadoutliers symm. skewed bi-modal midpoint max min out of pattern

8 Individual who (or what) is studied Variables Characteristics of the individual Qualitative (Categorical)Quantitative PIcture Histograms Stemplots Pie charts Bar graphs Examine by eye shapecenterspreadoutliers symm. skewed bi-modal midpoint max min out of pattern Distributions

9 Describing distributions numerically (with numbers) (Chapter 2)

10 From: ex. 2.4, p.36: The major league baseball single-season home run record is held by Barry Bonds of San Francisco Giants, who hit 73 in 2001. Here are Bonds’s home run totals from 1986 (his first year) to 2002: 16 25 24 19 33 25 34 46 37 33 42 40 37 34 49 73 46


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