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Standard Deviation and Variance

Standard Deviation and Variance
Deviation just means how far from the normal Standard Deviation The Standard Deviation is a measure of how spread out numbers are. Its symbol is σ (the greek letter sigma) The formula is easy: it is the square root of the Variance. Variance The Variance is defined as: The average of the squared differences from the Mean. To calculate the variance follow these steps: Work out the Mean (the simple average of the numbers)Then for each number: subtract the Mean and square the result (the squared difference).Then work out the average of those squared differences. Example You and your friends have just measured the heights of your dogs (in millimeters): The heights (at the shoulders) are: 600mm, 470mm, 170mm, 430mm and 300mm. Find out the Mean, the Variance, and the Standard Deviation. Your first step is to find the Mean: Answer: Mean = 600 + 470 + 170 + 430 + 3005 = 19705 = 394 so the mean (average) height is 394 mm. Now we calculate each dog's difference from the Mean: So the Variance is 21,704 Formulas

7.1.6. What are outliers in the data? The data set of N = 90 ordered observations as shown below is examined for outliers: The computations are as follows: Median = (n+1)/2 largest data point = the average of the 45th and 46th ordered points = (559 + 560)/2 = 559.5 Lower quartile = .25(N+1)th ordered point = 22.75th ordered point = 411 + .75(436-411) = 429.75 Upper quartile = .75(N+1)th ordered point = 68.25th ordered point = 739 +.25(752-739) = 742.25 Interquartile range = 742.25 - 429.75 = 312.5 Lower inner fence = 429.75 - 1.5 (312.5) = -39.0 Upper inner fence = 742.25 + 1.5 (312.5) = 1211.0 Lower outer fence = 429.75 - 3.0 (312.5) = -507.75 Upper outer fence = 742.25 + 3.0 (312.5) = 1679.75 From an examination of the fence points and the data, one point (1441) exceeds the upper inner fence and stands out as a mild outlier; there are no extreme outliers.

Quartiles Quartiles are the values that divide a list of numbers into quarters. First put the list of numbers in order Then cut the list into four equal parts The Quartiles are at the "cuts" Like this: Example: 5, 8, 4, 4, 6, 3, 8 Put them in order: 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 8 Cut the list into quarters: And the result is: Quartile 1 (Q1) = 4 Quartile 2 (Q2), which is also the Median, = 5 Quartile 3 (Q3) = 8 Sometimes a "cut" is between two numbers ... the Quartile is the average of the two numbers. Example: 1, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8 The numbers are already in order In this case Quartile 2 is half way between 5 and 6: Quartile 1 (Q1) = 3 Quartile 2 (Q2) = 5.5 Quartile 3 (Q3) = 7 Interquartile Range The "Interquartile Range" is from Q1 to Q3: To calculate it just subtract Quartile 1 from Quartile 3, like this: Example: The Interquartile Range is: Box and Whisker Plot You can show all the important values in a "Box and Whisker Plot", like this: A final example covering everything: Put them in order: Cut it into quarters:

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How to Read and Use a Box-and-Whisker Plot The box-and-whisker plot is an exploratory graphic, created by John W. Tukey, used to show the distribution of a dataset (at a glance). Think of the type of data you might use a histogram with, and the box-and-whisker (or box plot, for short) could probably be useful. The box plot, although very useful, seems to get lost in areas outside of Statistics, but I’m not sure why. It could be that people don’t know about it or maybe are clueless on how to interpret it. Reading a Box-and-Whisker Plot Let’s say we ask 2,852 people (and they miraculously all respond) how many hamburgers they’ve consumed in the past week. Take the top 50% of the group (1,426) who ate more hamburgers; they are represented by everything above the median (the white line). Find Skews in the Data The box-and-whisker of course shows you more than just four split groups. Want to learn more about making data graphics?

Normal Distribution Data can be "distributed" (spread out) in different ways. But there are many cases where the data tends to be around a central value with no bias left or right, and it gets close to a "Normal Distribution" like this: A Normal Distribution The "Bell Curve" is a Normal Distribution. Many things closely follow a Normal Distribution: heights of people size of things produced by machines errors in measurements blood pressure marks on a test We say the data is "normally distributed". Quincunx Standard Deviations The Standard Deviation is a measure of how spread out numbers are (read that page for details on how to calculate it). When you calculate the standard deviation of your data, you will find that (generally): Example: 95% of students at school are between 1.1m and 1.7m tall. Assuming this data is normally distributed can you calculate the mean and standard deviation? The mean is halfway between 1.1m and 1.7m: Mean = (1.1m + 1.7m) / 2 = 1.4m Standard Scores How far is 1.85 from the mean?

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Excel Box and Whisker Diagrams (Box Plots) Box and Whisker Charts (Box Plots) are commonly used in the display of statistical analyses. Microsoft Excel does not have a built in Box and Whisker chart type, but you can create your own custom Box and Whisker charts, using stacked bar or column charts and error bars. This tutorial shows how to make box plots, in vertical or horizontal orientations, in all modern versions of Excel. In its simplest form, the box and whisker diagram has a box showing the range from first to third quartiles, and the median divides this large box, the “interquartile range”, into two boxes, for the second and third quartiles. Sample Data and Calculations To play along at home in Excel 2007 or 2010, download the workbook Excel_2007_Box_Plot_Workbook.xlsx. Let’s use the following simple data set for our tutorial. All of these values are positive. First, insert a bunch of blank rows, and set up a range for calculations. First, compute some simple statistics, such as the count, mean, and standard deviation.

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