What are the ways of describing and displaying quantitative data?

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What are the ways of describing and displaying quantitative data? What do you call the peaks or bumps seen in a histogram? What is an unusual observation standing away from overall pattern of the scatterplot?

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Kelly Crittenden   February 8, 2016 – February 22, 2016  Business Analytics 2600­001  Chapter 3 Notes                           Displaying and Describing Quantitative Data  Histogram­ a graph for a quantitative variable. Since there are no categories we usually slice up  all of the possible values into bins and then count the number of cases that fall in each bin   Relative Frequency Histograms­ percentage of cases in each bin – both graphs are the same  Stem and Leaf Displays­ these are like histograms but they also give the individual values; the   first digit is the “stem” to name the bins (the stem is to the left).  Note: Quantitative Data Condition must be satisfied before making a histogram or stem and leaf  display. Data must be val

What are the ways of describing and displaying quantitative data?

What are the ways of describing and displaying quantitative data?
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School: Auburn University

Department: Business Analytics

Course: Business Analytics I

Professor: Frances svyantek

Term: Fall 2015

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Name: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4

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What are the ways of describing and displaying quantitative data?

What are the ways of describing and displaying quantitative data? Description

School: Auburn University

Department: Business Analytics

Course: Business Analytics I

Professor: Frances svyantek

Term: Fall 2015

Tags: #BusinessAnalytics #Business #Analytics #Statistics #Stats #Tutor

Cost: 25

Name: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4

Description: These notes cover the material from chapter 3 and 4 which make up the second examination for the spring quarter 2016. This is everything you need to know from the homework, PowerPoint's, and the book.

Uploaded: 03/02/2016

5 pages

Chapters 3 and 4 Exam 2

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Chapters 3 and 4 Exam 2

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Chapters 3 and 4 Exam 2

What are the ways of describing and displaying quantitative data?
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