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METHODS OF
DATA
Tabular Method
PRESENTATI
ON
Graphical Method
Textual Method
Textual method uses a narrative description of the data gathered.
STUBS / BODY
CLASSES
Tabular Method
Ex. The following are the preferred network of 15 students. Construct an FDT
18 25 28 33 35
35 38 42 48 50
54 56 57 59 60
66 66 69 75 79
84 88 90 91 91
Graphical Method
Graphical Method is an illustrative description of data.
Advantages:
1. main features and implications of a body of data can be seen at once
2. can attract attention and hold the reader’s interest
3. simplifies concepts that would otherwise have been expressed in so many words
4. can readily clarify data, frequently bring out hidden facts and relationships.
Graphical Method
Qualities of a Good Graph
1. It is accurate
2. It is clear
3. It is simple
4. It has a good appearance
MODE
Measure of PERCENTILE
Location
- values below which
a specified fraction or
percentage of the
DECILE
observations in a
given set must fall
QUARTILE
Absolute Dispersion
Measure of - range, variance,
Dispersion standard deviation
- indicate the
extent to which
individual items in a
series are scattered Relative Dispersion
about an average.
- Coefficient of variation,
standard score