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1.3a Deseribing Quantitative Data with Numbers pp. 48-59 **Measures of Center** What are the two main measures of center that we use to describe quantitative data? O Mean Carifrmetic average) @rudian~ Middle number in sequently orlered list ‘What is a resistant measure? Measure of data Hor is wot easily inflvenced by artreme observations or outliers. Is the mean a resistant measure of center? No- extremely Larae/smoll olaia will ee 2 eS Chomag Ye mean towards He mean=3 extreme observation 1 as ¢ 5O rena = (eS ‘How can you estimate the mean of a histogram or dotplot? Think abd whe pre “balance point" wrutl lft te J Hee quaph were sof on a fulcrum (A) Is the median a resistant measure of center? Explain. Yes- extreme observations olo net &e/ 2 &tS cause a shift in He medion. mudian> 3 Ww @ 3 4 eo medion = 3 How does the shape of a distribution affect the relationship between the mean and the median? Suynumetric Right skew nr 1h PsA, median Mean Mar median, wudian Mean > Median Mean L'SbrHA 72°] Ha ae mae 18 Noo ist is in Ascending, order Hamburger % Double 9 ‘MeRib® 26 (ee ye STAR SUS, ‘Quarter Pounder® Bacon and Cheess [29 tour wt pp hod [ Quarter Pounder® Bacon Habanero Ranch | 31 ‘Quarter Pounder™ Deluxe 27 Qa Median 424 oar Ponte wit Chae 3 \ Fae> Qs-Q\229-al= Fq QL STQR = 24+L6S):4| = 1B is an oud ler Q, -!STQR> a1-1.56)5 1 > No Lower outhers What is the five-number summary? How is it displayed? Minimo \e With 0 bexplot Q a Wadia, 6 ad Gs erated “cl Moximn 1 v Draw parallel boxplots for the beef and chicken/fish sandwich data. Compare these distributions. Mia GQ Med Qs Max 19 Q4S 33 Chick/ech = IS 26 24 AB pootlier Beet 4 a\ Clkfek = I Beef Eb + 15 20 35 % 35 WOYS S 10 Chick 6s Bask _ he Chucka/pik dustribubron Lacks 1 Sypmmulric Left skeo anepreximadely symnatc whe es None 42 as the Buh dustribuhon appurs Conder | Midian? 14 Madina wht chewed Spread % to 3B Ate 43 = The Cuceur/furr dort han No cuftiees; Vor ,an adie a 43 om Yor Beg dint Ww dower — the wudan f Undlen/prh thon bef 514 amd 20, Cespectively, o The beck dstribuer varie runt Pron Hh Chiclean (fur. daothibudien 4404S VS. %4 3B re spcchively .

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