Basic College Mathematics (ALEKS) Chapter Nine - Introduction to Statistics
Section 9 – 1 Tables, Bar Graphs, Pictographs, and Line Graphs
INTRODUCTION TO DATA AND TABLES
Data – information
Table – rows and columns – individual entries are cells
Statistics – math that involves collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
1. Andrew
2. Katrina
3. Fran – Alicia = 37 – 19 = 18 deaths
4.
௄௔௧௥௜௡௔
ி௥௔௡
=
଼ଵ.ଶ
ହ.଼
= 14 times
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BAR GRAPHS
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PICTOGRAPHS
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LINE GRAPHS
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Section 9 – 2 Frequency Distribution and Histograms
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION is a table displaying the number of values that fall within categories called CLASS INTERVALS.
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HISTROGRAM – is a special bar graph that illustrates the data in a
Distribution Frequency.
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Section 9 – 3 CIRCLE GRAPHS
CIRCLE GRAPHS – or Pie Charts, where slice of the pie, or SECTOR, shows how whole amount is divided into parts.
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CIRCLE GRAPHS AND PERCENTS
Section 9 – 4 Mean, Median, and Mode
Mean – (average) sum of the values divided the number of values.
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MEAN = sum of the values number of values
Housing prices: $108,000;
$149,000; $164,000; $118,000;
$144,000; a) find the mean? b) new house $1,300,000 is built.
Find the mean of all six? a)
108K+149K+164K+118K+144K =
$683,000
Mean =
$଺଼ଷ,଴଴଴
ହ b)
= $136,600
683000+1300000=1,983,000
Mean =
ଵଽ଼ଷ଴଴଴
଺
= $330,500
MEDIAN – is the middle number in an ordered list of numbers.
Procedure:
1) First, arrange the numbers ordered from least to greatest.
2) If number in list is ODD, median is middle number.
3) If EVEN, median is the average of middle two numbers. a) Find the median of the first five housing costs: b) add the sixth house:
108, 118, 144, 149, 164
Median = $144,000
108, 118, 144, 149, 164, (1,300)
Median =
ଵସସାଵସଽ
ଶ
=$146,500
MODE – is the value of values that occur most often. BIMODAL – is when TWO values occur most often. If more than two values occur most often, they say there is no mode.
Find the mode of the rainfall amounts:
4.5, 3.0, 3.2, 3.5, 5.1, 6.8, 4.3, 4.5,
5.6, 5.3, 4.5, 3.8
3.0, 3.2, 3.5, 3.8, 4.3, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5,
5.1, 5.3, 5.6, 6.8
4.5 (there are 3 of them)
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Find mode of baby weights:
7.2, 8.1, 6.9, 9.3, 8.3, 7.7, 7.9, 6.4,
7.5
6.4, 6.9, 7.2, 7.5, 7.7, 7.9, 8.1, 8.3,
9.3
NO Mode
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) – A WEIGHTED MEAN
C
D
F
Grade Points
A 4
B 3
2
1
0
GRADE POINTS = CLASS CREDITS (UNITS) TIMES GRADE
Course Grade Units Grade Points
Intermediate Algebra B 4 4x3 = 12
Theater
Music
History
C
A
D
1
3
5
1x2 = 2
3x4 = 12
5x1 = 5
Total Grade Points = 12 + 2 + 12 + 5 = 31
Total Units = 4 + 1 + 3 + 5 = 13
GPA =
்௢௧௔௟ ீ௥௔ௗ௘ ௉௢௜௡௧௦
்௢௧௔௟ ௎௡௜௧௦
=
ଷଵ
ଵଷ
= 2.38462
= 2.38
Compare to straight average:
஺ା஻ା஼ା஽
ସ
=
ସାଷାଶାଵ
ସ
=
ଵ଴
ସ
= 2.5
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