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Business Statistics: Communicating with Numbers
By Sanjiv Jaggia and Alison Kelly
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc! "ll rights reser#e$ .
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Chapter 2 LearningObjectives (LOs)
LO 2.1: Summarize qualitative data y !orming!requency distriutions.LO 2.2: "onstruct and inter#ret #ie c$arts and ar
c$arts.
LO 2.%: Summarize quantitative data y !orming!requency distriutions.
LO 2.&: "onstruct and inter#ret $istograms' #olygons'and ogives.
LO 2.(: "onstruct and inter#ret a stem)and)lea!diagram.
LO 2.*: "onstruct and inter#ret a scatter#lot.
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A relocation s#ecialist !or a real estate !irm in+ission ,iejo' "A gat$ers recent $ouse salesdata !or a client !rom Seattle' -A.
$e tale elo/ s$o/s t$e sale #rice 0in
1's3 !or %* single)!amily $ouses.
House Prices in SouthernCalifornia
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4se t$e sam#le in!ormation to:
1. Summarize t$e range o! $ouse #rices.
2. "omment on /$ere $ouse #rices tend to cluster.
%. "alculate #ercentages to com#are $ouse #rices.
House Prices in SouthernCalifornia
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2.1 Summariing !ualitative"ata A frequency distribution !or qualitative data
grou#s data into categories and records $o/ manyoservations !all into eac$ category.
-eat$er conditions in Seattle' -A during5eruary 21.
LO 2.1 Summarie #ualitative $ata b% forming
fre#uenc% $istributions.
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Weather FrequencyRelative
Frequency
"loudy 1 16278.%*
9ainy 2 26278.1&
Sunny 6278.2(
otal 27 2762781.
"ategories: Rainy ' Sunny ' or Cloudy . 5or eac$ category;s !requency' count t$e days
t$at !all in t$at category. "alculate relative frequency y dividing eac$
category;s !requency y t$e sam#le size.
Weather Frequency
"loudy 1
9ainy 2
Sunny
otal 27
2.1 Summariing!ualitative "ata
LO2.1
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o e<#ress relative !requencies in terms o!#ercentages' multi#ly eac$ #ro#ortion y 1=.
>ote t$at t$e total o! t$e #ro#ortions must addto 1. and t$e total o! t$e #ercentages must addto 1=.
Weather FrequencyRelative
Frequency
"loudy 1 16278.%*
9ainy 2 26278.1&
Sunny 6278.2(
otal 27 2762781.
Percentage
< 18 %.*=
< 181.&=
< 182(.=
< 181=
2.1 Summariing!ualitative "ata
LO2.1
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2.1 Summariing!ualitative "ata A pie chart is a segmented circle /$ose segments
#ortray t$e relative !requencies o! t$e categories o!some qualitative variale. ?n t$is e<am#le'
t$e varialeRegion is#ro#ortionally
divided into& #arts.
LO2.2
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2.1 Summariing!ualitative "ata A bar chart de#icts t$e !requency or t$e
relative !requency !or eac$ category o! t$equalitative data as a ar rising vertically !rom
t$e $orizontal a<is. 5or e<am#le' Adidas; salesmay e #ro#ortionallycom#ared !or eac$ 9egion
over t$ese t/o #eriods.
LO2.2
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2.2 Summariing !uantitative"ata
A frequency distribution !or quantitative datagrou#s data into intervals called classes' andrecords t$e numer o! oservations t$at !all into
eac$ class. @uidelines /$en constructing !requency
distriution:
"lasses are mutually exclusive. "lasses are exhaustive.
LO 2.& Summarie #uantitative $ata b% forming fre#uenc%
$istributions.
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$e numer o! classes usually ranges !rom (to 2.
A##ro<imating t$e class /idt$:
2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
LO2.&
Largest value Smallest value
>umer o! classes
−
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2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata $e ra/ data !rom t$e ?ntroductory "ase $as een
converted into a !requency distriution in t$e!ollo/ing tale.
Class (in $1000s) Frequency
% u# to & && u# to ( 11
( u# to * 1&
* u# to (
u# to 7 2otal %*
LO2.&
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2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
uestion: -$at is t$e #rice range over t$is time #eriod %' u# to 7'
uestion: Co/ many o! t$e $ouses sold in t$e (' u#to *' range
1& $ouses
Class (in $1000s) Frequency
% u# to & && u# to ( 11
( u# to * 1&
* u# to (
u# to 7 2otal %*
LO2.&
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A cuulative frequency distribution s#eci!ies $o/
many oservations !all elo/ t$e u##er limit o! a#articular class.
uestion: Co/ many o! t$e $ouses sold !or less t$an*' 2D $ouses
2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
LO2.&
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A relative frequency distribution identi!ies t$e#ro#ortion or !raction o! values t$at !all into eac$class.
A cuulative relative frequency distribution
gives t$e #ro#ortion or !raction o! values t$at !allelo/ t$e u##er limit o! eac$ class.
"lass !requency
"lass relative !requency .otal numer o! oservations=
2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
LO2.&
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Cere are t$e relative !requency and t$e cumulativerelative !requency distriutions !or t$e $ouse)#ricedata.
Class (in $1000s) FrequencyRelative
Frequency Cuulative Relative Frequency
% u# to & & &6%* 8 .11 .11
& u# to ( 11 116%* 8 .%1 .11 E .%1 8 .&2
( u# to * 1& 1&6%* 8 .%D .11 E .%1 E .%D 8 .71
* u# to ( (6%* 8 .1& .11 E .%1 E .%D E .1& 8 .D(
u# to 7 2 26%* 8 .* .11 E .%1 E .%D E .1& E .* ≈ 1.
otal %* 1.
2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
LO2.&
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4se t$e data on t$e #revious slide to ans/er t$e!ollo/ing t/o questions.
uestion: -$at #ercent o! t$e $ouses sold !or atleast (' ut not more t$an *' %D=
uestion: -$at #ercent o! t$e $ouses sold !orless t$an *' 71=
2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
LO2.&
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Cistograms
Folygons
Ogives
LO 2.' Construct an$ interpret histograms
pol%gons an$ ogives.
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A histogra is a visual re#resentation o! a!requency or a relative !requency distriution.
Bar $eig$t re#resents t$e res#ective class!requency 0or relative !requency3.
Bar /idt$ re#resents t$e class /idt$.
2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
LO2.'
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Cere are t$e !requency and relative !requency$istograms !or t$e $ouse)#rice data.
>ote t$at t$e only di!!erence is t$e y )a<is scale.
2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
LO2.'
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S$a#e o! Gistriution: ty#ically symmetric orsHe/ed SymmetricImirror image on ot$ sides o! its
center.
2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
LO2.'
Symmetric Gistriution
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SHe/ed distriution Fositively sHe/ed ) data!orm a long' narro/ tailto t$e rig$t.
>egatively sHe/ed )data !orm a long'
narro/ tail to t$e le!t.
2.2 Summariing!uantitative "ata
LO2.'
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LO2.'
A polygon is a visual re#resentation o! a!requency or a relative !requency distriution.
Flot t$e class mid#oints on x )a<is andassociated !requency 0or relative!requency3 on y )a<is.
>eig$oring #oints are connected /it$ astraig$t line.
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LO2.'
Cere is a #olygon !or t$e $ouse)#rice data.
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LO2.'
An ogive is a visual re#resentation o! a
cumulative !requency or a cumulativerelative !requency distriution.
Flot t$e cumulative !requency 0or cumulativerelative !requency3 o! eac$ class aove t$eu##er limit o! t$e corres#onding class.
$e neig$oring #oints are t$en connected.
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LO2.'
Cere is an ogive !or t$e $ouse)#rice data.
4se t$e ogive to a##ro<imate t$e #ercentage o!
$ouses t$at sold !or less t$an (('. Ans/er: *=
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2.& Steman$Leaf "iagrams
A ste!and!leaf diagra #rovides a visualdis#lay o! quantitative data.
?t gives an overall #icture o! t$e data;s center andvariaility.
ac$ value o! t$e data set is se#arated into t/o#arts: t$e stem consists o! t$e le!tmost digits'/$ile t$e leaf is t$e last digit.
LO 2.* Construct an$ interpret a steman$
leaf $iagram.
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2.& Steman$Leaf"iagrams $e !ollo/ing data set s$o/s t$e /ealt$iest
#eo#le in t$e /orld and t$eir associated ages. $e le!tmost digit is t$e stem /$ile t$e last digit is
t$e leaf as s$o/n $ere.
LO2.*
Age 8 %*
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2.' Scatterplots
A scatterplot is used to determine i! t/ovariales are related.
LO 2.+ Construct an$ interpret a
scatterplot.
x )a<is
y )a<is
0 x i'y i3 ac$ #oint is a #airing:
0 x 1'y 13' 0 x 2'y 23' etc.
$is scatter#lot s$o/s
income againsteducation.
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2.' Scatterplots
"inear relations$i#: u#/ard or do/n/ard)slo#ing trend o! t$e data.
LO2.+
Fositive linear
relations$i# 0s$o/n$ere3: as x increases' sodoes y .
>egative linearrelations$i#: as x increases' y decreases.
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2.' Scatterplots
"urvilinear relations$i#
LO2.+
As x increases'y increases at an
increasing 0ordecreasing3 rate. As x increases y
decreases' at an
increasing 0ordecreasing3 rate.
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2.' Scatterplots
>o relations$i#: data are randomlyscattered /it$ no discernile #attern.
LO2.+
?n t$is scatter#lot' t$ere
is no a##arentrelations$i# et/een x and y .
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S Some ,-celComman$s
LOs 2.1 2.2 an$2.'
Fie c$art or Bar c$art: select t$e relevant
categorical names /it$ res#ective data' t$enc$oose ?nsert Fie 2)G Fie or ?nsert Bar 2)GBar.
Cistogram: select t$e relevant data' and c$ooseGata Gata Analysis Cistogram.
Scatter#lot: select t$e x ) and y )coordinates' c$oose?n#ut Scatter' and select t$e gra#$ at t$e to# le!t.