section 2.5
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Section 2.5. Measures of Position. Section 2.5 Objectives. Determine the quartiles of a data set Determine the interquartile range of a data set Create a box-and-whisker plot Interpret other fractiles such as percentiles Determine and interpret the standard score ( z- score). Quartiles. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Measures of Position
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Section 2.5
Section 2.5 Objectives
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Determine the quartiles of a data setDetermine the interquartile range of a data
setCreate a box-and-whisker plotInterpret other fractiles such as percentilesDetermine and interpret the standard score
(z-score)
Quartiles
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Fractiles are numbers that partition (divide) an ordered data set into equal parts.
Quartiles approximately divide an ordered data set into four equal parts.First quartile, Q1: About one quarter of the data
fall on or below Q1.Second quartile, Q2: About one half of the data fall
on or below Q2 (median).Third quartile, Q3: About three quarters of the
data fall on or below Q3.
Example: Finding Quartiles
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The test scores of 15 employees enrolled in a CPR training course are listed. Find the first, second, and third quartiles of the test scores.13 9 18 15 14 21 7 10 11 20 5 18 37 16 17
Solution:• Q2 divides the data set into two halves.
5 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 37
Q2
Lower half
Upper half
Solution: Finding Quartiles
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The first and third quartiles are the medians of the lower and upper halves of the data set.
5 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 37
Q2
Lower half
Upper half
Q1 Q3
About one fourth of the employees scored 10 or less, about one half scored 15 or less; and about three fourths scored 18 or less.
Interquartile Range
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Interquartile Range (IQR)The difference between the third and first quartiles.IQR = Q3 – Q1
Example: Finding the Interquartile Range
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Find the interquartile range of the test scores.Recall Q1 = 10, Q2 = 15, and Q3 = 18
Solution:• IQR = Q3 – Q1 = 18 – 10 = 8
The test scores in the middle portion of the data set vary by at most 8 points.
Box-and-Whisker Plot
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Box-and-whisker plotExploratory data analysis tool.Highlights important features of a data set.Requires (five-number summary):
Minimum entryFirst quartile Q1 Median Q2 Third quartile Q3 Maximum entry
Drawing a Box-and-Whisker Plot
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1. Find the five-number summary of the data set.2. Construct a horizontal scale that spans the
range of the data.3. Plot the five numbers above the horizontal
scale.4. Draw a box above the horizontal scale from Q1
to Q3 and draw a vertical line in the box at Q2.5. Draw whiskers from the box to the minimum
and maximum entries.Whisker Whisker
Maximum entry
Minimum entry
Box
Median, Q2 Q3Q1
Example: Drawing a Box-and-Whisker Plot
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Draw a box-and-whisker plot that represents the 15 test scores. Recall Min = 5 Q1 = 10 Q2 = 15 Q3 = 18 Max = 37
5 10 15 18 37
Solution:
About half the scores are between 10 and 18. By looking at the length of the right whisker, you can conclude 37 is a possible outlier.
Percentiles and Other Fractiles
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Fractiles
Summary Symbols
Quartiles Divides data into 4 equal parts
Q1, Q2, Q3
Deciles Divides data into 10 equal parts
D1, D2, D3,…, D9
Percentiles
Divides data into 100 equal parts
P1, P2, P3,…, P99
More about Percentiles
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The median divides the lower 50% of a set of data from the upper 50% of a set of data. In general, the kth percentile, denoted Pk , of a set of data divides the lower k% of a data set from the upper (100 – k) % of a data set.
Computing the kth Percentile, Pk
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Step 1: Arrange the data in ascending order.Step 2: Compute an index i using the following
formula:
where k is the percentile of the data value and n is the number of individuals in the data set.Step 3: (a) If i is not an integer, round up to the next highest integer. Locate the ith value of the data set written in ascending order. This number represents the kth percentile.
(b) If i is an integer, the kth percentile is the arithmetic mean of the ith and (i + 1)st data value.
Example: Finding Percentiles
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The test scores of 15 employees enrolled in a CPR training course are listed.
13 9 18 15 14 21 7 10 11 20 5 18 37 16 17
Find the (a) 75th percentile (b) 35th percentile
Finding the Percentile that Finding the Percentile that Corresponds to a Data ValueCorresponds to a Data Value
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Step 1: Arrange the data in ascending order.Step 2: Use the following formula to determine the percentile of the score, x:Percentile of x =
Round this number to the nearest integer.
Example: Finding Percentiles
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The test scores of 15 employees enrolled in a CPR training course are listed. 13 9 18 15 14 21 7 10 11 20 5 18 37 16 17Find the percentile rank of the data value 13.
Example: Interpreting Percentiles
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The ogive represents the cumulative frequency distribution for SAT test scores of college-bound students in a recent year. What test score represents the 72nd percentile? How should you interpret this? (Source: College Board Online)
Solution: Interpreting Percentiles
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The 72nd percentile corresponds to a test score of 1700. This means that 72% of the students had an SAT score of 1700 or less.
The Standard Score
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Standard Score (z-score)Represents the number of standard deviations
a given value x falls from the mean μ.
value - meanstandard deviation
xz
Example: Comparing z-Scores from Different Data Sets
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In 2007, Forest Whitaker won the Best Actor Oscar at age 45 for his role in the movie The Last King of Scotland. Helen Mirren won the Best Actress Oscar at age 61 for her role in The Queen. The mean age of all best actor winners is 43.7, with a standard deviation of 8.8. The mean age of all best actress winners is 36, with a standard deviation of 11.5. Find the z-score that corresponds to the age for each actor or actress. Then compare your results.
Solution: Comparing z-Scores from Different Data Sets
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Forest Whitaker45 43.7 0.15
8.8xz
• Helen Mirren61 36 2.17
11.5xz
0.15 standard deviations above the mean
2.17 standard deviations above the mean
Solution: Comparing z-Scores from Different Data Sets
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The z-score corresponding to the age of Helen Mirren is more than two standard deviations from the mean, so it is considered unusual. Compared to other Best Actress winners, she is relatively older, whereas the age of Forest Whitaker is only slightly higher than the average age of other Best Actor winners.
z = 0.15 z = 2.17
Practice Questions
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Q (2.15) Given the following data set.
Data: 78, 82, 86, 88, 92, 97 (a) Find the percentile rank for each of the values 86 & 92.(b)Find the data value corresponding to the 30th percentile.
Practice Questions
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Q (2.16) Identify the five number summary and find
the Interquartile range. Data: 6, 8, 12, 19, 27, 32, 54
Practice Questions
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Q (2.17) Use the box plot to identify minimum value,
maximum value,first quartile, Median (second quartile), and
third quartile.
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Section 2.5 Summary
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Determined the quartiles of a data setDetermined the interquartile range of a
data setCreated a box-and-whisker plotInterpreted other fractiles such as
percentilesDetermined and interpreted the standard
score(z-score)