DISPLAYING DATA (GRAPHS) AND DISTRIBUTIONS Flashcards
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Bar charts
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- Used to represent data which is divided into categories (discrete data)
- e.g. yes or no
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Line graphs
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- Used to represent data in numerical form (continuous data)
- e.g. the age of a person
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Histograms
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- Represent continuous data.
- Bars represent each score rather than a point.
- Bars are drawn touching to show that data is continuous
They are useful when there is a large range of data. - Each group of scores is known as a class interval
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Scattergrams
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- Used to represent relationships between variables.
- Both variables need to be measured using a numerical scale.
- One variable is represented on x axis, and the other on y axis
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Normal Distribution
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- The idea of normal distribution is that, for a given attribute, like scores on a test, most of said scores will be the mean or around the mean.
- Decresing scores will be further away from the mean. Normally distributed data is symmetrical; when it is plotted on graph, it makes an even bell shapeed curve.
- The same amount of scores above the mean will be below it as well with normal distribution.
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Skewed Distribution
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- Skewed distribution is when there is an uneven amount of scores above or below the mean value.
- A positive skewed distribution is when there is an extreme high score.
- negative is when there is an extreme low score
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positive skewed distribution
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will have more low than high scores because the skew has been caused by an outlying high score
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A negative skewed distribution
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will have more high scores than it will low scores because the skew has been caused by an outlying low score.