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Unit: Summarizing quantitative data

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Measuring center in quantitative data

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Mean, median, and modeGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Calculating the meanGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Calculating the medianGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 1

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More on mean and median

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Calculating the mean: data displaysGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Calculating the median: data displaysGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Effects of shifting, adding, & removing a data pointGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Missing value given the meanGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Median & range puzzlersGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 2

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Interquartile range (IQR)

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Interquartile range (IQR)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Variance and standard deviation of a population

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Standard deviation of a populationGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Variance and standard deviation of a sample

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VarianceGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Sample and population standard deviationGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

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More on standard deviation

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Box and whisker plots

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Creating box plotsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Reading box plotsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Interpreting quartilesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Identifying outliersGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Other measures of spread

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Mean absolute deviation (MAD)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!

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About this unit

This unit covers common measures of center like mean and median. We'll also learn to measure spread or variability with standard deviation and interquartile range, and use these ideas to determine what data can be considered an outlier.