SQQS5013 EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS

ANSWER EXERCISE 2

What is exploratory data analysis?

A rigid framework by which we analyze data
An initial way by which we can get a feel for data
A type of purely quantitative method of data analysis
A set of scientific principles for analyzing data in a categorical manner

Most often, EDA relies on _____.

visual techniques
assumptions
fixed models
testing for statistical significance

What is the MEDIAN of this data?

35
26
36
41

When a tail of a distribution of scores extends toward the lower end of the distribution

Left skewed
Right Skewed
Symmetrical

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Which of these data displays are NOT appropriate for qualitative data?
Bar Chart
Pie Chart
Stem-and-Leaf Plot

Q2 or Quartile 2, can be also known as

Range
Mean
Mode
Median

If you asked 20 people their favorite color, which measure of center would best represent the
data?
mean
median
mode
all of the above

Which would be the best measure of center for the following set of data:
100, 125, 100, 95, 125, 800, 150
mean
median
mode
all of the above

Describe the shape of Class B distribution.

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Left skewed
Right Skewed
Symmetrical

What is an outlier?
A value that is much less or much greater than the other values in a data set.
The difference between the upper and lower quartiles of a data set.
The mean of the distances from each data value in a set to the mean of a set.
The difference between the greatest and least numbers in a data set.

The mode score on the 6th grade math test was 94.Which of these interpretations must be
correct?
94 was the highest score on the test.
More students received a 94 than any other score
No student scored below a 94
A score of 91 was slightly below average.

Which would be the best measure of center for the following set of data:
12, 15, 21, 13, 15, 22, 25, 11, 14
mean
median
mode
all of the above

A Histogram looks a lot like a Bar Graph, except...

The bars touch
The bars don't touch
The vertical axis is cumulative frequency
You can put a broken-axis symbol on the vertical axis

A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a speed limit sign. The speeds of cars at
the 65 mph sign were:

58 60 65 65 70 70 71 74 85 88

Which box plot correctly displays the information?

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Which of the following statements is FALSE about the box plot shown below. The graph shows
the weights of small cats recently brought into the vet clinic.

The smallest cat was 2 pounds.

The average weight of a cat was about 11.5 pounds.
The range of the weight of the cats was 21 pounds.
25% of the cats weighed over 14.5 pounds