Exploring data with graphs and numerical statistics

11 important questions on Exploring data with graphs and numerical statistics

When is a distribution called unimodal, and when is it called bimodal?

when a distribution has two distinct mounds (dalparabool maar dan histogram) it is called bimodal. when it has one distribution it's called unimodal (bergparabool maar dan histogram)

Is this distribution skewed to the left or to the right.

this distribution is skewed to the left.

What is a trend?

a trend is a pattern in a tima plot, so increasing, or decreasing.
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What does the median being resistent to extreme observations mean?

that the median doesn't change because of extreme values.

What is described when we talk about the pth percentile?

the pth percentile is a line in the distribution where p % of the distribution is lower than that line.

What is the interquartile data? aka IQR

the difference between the 3d quartile and the 1st quartile.

If the iqr is larger than the iqr in a different group or research does that mean the data is more varied or less varied than this other group or research.

this means the data is more varied.

How can you check if an observation is an outlier?

if the observation falls more than 1,5 X IQR below the first quartile, or above the third quartile.

How do you calculate the whiskers of a boxplot?

Q1-1,5XIQR and Q3+1,5XIQR

What are the pros and cons of a boxplot compaared to a histogram?

- a boxplot does not portray certain features of a boxplot as well as a histogram, such as distinct mounds, and possible gaps.
- box plots are better for identifying potential outliers.

What is the z score, how is it calculated (describe symbols)

- the z-score is the number of strandard deviations that an observation falls from the mean.
- z = (x-^x^)/s

- x = observation
- ^x^ = mean
- s = standard deviation

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