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What is the 50th percentile of a quantitative data set called?
The Median
Does some quantitative data sets do not have a median?
No, they must have a median. However, if the data set is of even order, the median may not belong to the data set. For example, the median of 1,2,3,10 is halfway between 2 and 3 or 2.5 which is not a data point.
What does the measure of central tendency describe in a data set?
It describes the "middle" of the data set.It describes the "middle" of the data set.It describes the "middle" of the data set.It describes the "middle" of the data set.
The three characteristics that describe a set of numerical data are?
mode, mean and median
What is a single number used to describe a set of data mean median mode?
2,5,4,5
How Do You describe the shape of a data set?
You describe the shape, not of the data set, but of its density function.You describe the shape, not of the data set, but of its density function.You describe the shape, not of the data set, but of its density function.You describe the shape, not of the data set, but of its density function.
What is the 50th percentile of a quantitative data set called?
The Median
How can you describe what is typical about the distribution of a set of data?
The answer will depend on the set of data!
What does data mean in an experiment?
Data are values of qualitativeor quantitative variables, belonging to a set of items collected from the experiment.
How can you describe what is typical about a set of data?
the averaged amount of the data given to you
What are the numbers used to describe the center of a set of data?
data pattern
What can you graph on a cartesian graph?
Any data consisting of two sets of quantitative measures on a set of objects. Although the horizontal axis is often used for categories, the graph is then not a Cartesian graph.Any data consisting of two sets of quantitative measures on a set of objects. Although the horizontal axis is often used for categories, the graph is then not a Cartesian graph.Any data consisting of two sets of quantitative measures on a set of objects. Although the horizontal axis is often used for categories, the graph is then not a Cartesian graph.Any data consisting of two sets of quantitative measures on a set of objects. Although the horizontal axis is often used for categories, the graph is then not a Cartesian graph.
What are the numbers that describe a set of data called?
It could be the cardinality of the set.
Does some quantitative data sets do not have a median?
No, they must have a median. However, if the data set is of even order, the median may not belong to the data set. For example, the median of 1,2,3,10 is halfway between 2 and 3 or 2.5 which is not a data point.
How can you describe variation in a set of data?
measures of variation
Would data set on ethnic groups be a qualitative variable?
Some variables in the data set might be qualitative, others might not. For example, if one were to sample newly arrived immigrants to Toronto, Canada and create a data set of information about them one could include both qualitative and quantitative data. One might measure each person's height which would be quantitative, and observe each person's eye colour, which would be qualitative.
Data is that which is specific to the information you are seeking?
No, data are qualitative or quantitative values belonging to a set of items, regardless of whether they are specific to the information you are seeking or not. Data is the plural of datum; a given value.
