2.5.2 Descriptive statistics Flashcards

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how do you calculate the mean?

A

adding all the values and dividing by the no. of values

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2
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what is a strength of using the mean?

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most powerful measure of central tendancy - uses all data

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3
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what is a weakness of using the mean?

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skewed easily by extreme values

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4
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what is it important to check for with the mean?

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extreme values

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what is the median?

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the middle value when data is ranked in order

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6
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what are strengths of using the median?

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not affected by extreme scores

easy and quick

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7
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what are weaknesses of using the median?

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less powerful - doesn’t use all data

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8
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what is the mode?

A

most occurring value

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9
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what does bimodal mean?

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more than one mode

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10
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what are strengths of the mode?

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provides some info about data
easiest to calculate
not affected by extreme values

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11
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what are weaknesses of the mode?

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least powerful

not always possible to use

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12
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what is the range?

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subtract smallest value from biggest

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13
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what is a strength of the range?

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easy to calculate

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14
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what is a weakness of the range?

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affected by extreme values

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15
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what is standard deviation?

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measure of dispersion

tells us how spread out the scores are around the mean

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16
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what is a strength of standard deviation?

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most sensitive measure of dispersion using all values