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Exploring Data (Chapter 1).............................................................................................................2

Identify the individuals and variables in a set of data................................................................2

Classify variables as categorical or quantitative. Identify units of measurement for a quantitative variable..................................................................................................................2

Make a bar graph of the distribution of a categorical variable or, in general, to compare related quantities.......................................................................................................................3

Recognize when a pie chart can and cannot be used................................................................3

Identify what makes some graphs deceptive.............................................................................4

From a two-way table of counts, answer questions involving marginal and conditional distributions...............................................................................................................................5

Describe the relationship between two categorical variables by computing appropriate conditional distributions............................................................................................................6

Construct bar graphs to display the relationship between two categorical variables...............7

Define Simpson’s Paradox and give an example of it.................................................................8

Make a dotplot or stemplot to display small sets of data..........................................................9

Describe the overall pattern (shape, center, spread) of a distribution and identify any major departures from the pattern (like outliers)..............................................................................10

Identify the shape of a distribution from a dotplot, stemplot, or histogram as roughly symmetric or skewed. Identify the number of modes............................................................11

Make a histogram with a reasonable choice of classes...........................................................12

Identify the shape of a distribution from a dotplot, stemplot, or histogram as roughly symmetric or skewed. Identify the number of modes............................................................12

Interpret histograms................................................................................................................12

Calculate and interpret measures of center (mean, median)..................................................13

Calculate and interpret measures of spread (IQR)...................................................................14

Identify outliers using the 1.5 IQR rule................................................................................14

Make a boxplot........................................................................................................................15

Calculate and interpret measures of spread (standard deviation)..........................................16

Select appropriate measures of center and spread.................................................................16

Use appropriate graphs and numerical summaries to compare distributions of quantitative variables...................................................................................................................................17

Chapter 1 Project: Exploring Quantitative Data...........................................................................18

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Exploring Data (Chapter 1)

Identify the individuals and variables in a set of data.

Classify variables as categorical or quantitative. Identify units of measurement for a quantitative variable.

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AMDGSurname 3

Make a bar graph of the distribution of a categorical variable or, in general, to compare related quantities.

Recognize when a pie chart can and cannot be used.

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Identify what makes some graphs deceptive.

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AMDGSurname 5

From a two-way table of counts, answer questions involving marginal and conditional distributions.

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Surname 6

Describe the relationship between two categorical variables by computing appropriate conditional distributions.

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AMDGSurname 7

Construct bar graphs to display the relationship between two categorical variables.

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Surname 8

Define Simpson’s Paradox and give an example of it.

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AMDGSurname 9

Make a dotplot or stemplot to display small sets of data.

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Describe the overall pattern (shape, center, spread) of a distribution and identify any major departures from the pattern (like outliers).

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AMDGSurname 11

Identify the shape of a distribution from a dotplot, stemplot, or histogram as roughly symmetric or skewed. Identify the number of modes.

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Make a histogram with a reasonable choice of classes.

Identify the shape of a distribution from a dotplot, stemplot, or histogram as roughly symmetric or skewed. Identify the number of modes.

Interpret histograms.

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AMDGSurname 13

Calculate and interpret measures of center (mean, median)

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Surname 14

Calculate and interpret measures of spread (IQR)

Identify outliers using the 1.5 IQR rule.

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AMDGSurname 15

Make a boxplot.

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Surname 16

Calculate and interpret measures of spread (standard deviation)

Select appropriate measures of center and spread

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AMDGSurname 17

Use appropriate graphs and numerical summaries to compare distributions of quantitative variables.

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