Statistics Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide by Stan Gibilisco

By Stan Gibilisco

Renowned science/hobbyist author Stan Gibilisco covers each very important point of easy (algebra-based) facts, together with: notation and jargon, describing, tables, graphs, randomness and uncertainty, chance rules, distributions, acquiring and studying facts, correlation, causation, and extra. You'll have the ability to research extra in much less time, review your parts of energy and weak spot and strengthen your wisdom and self assurance.

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This is a situation in which the sum of the percentages in a bar graph does not have to be 100%. If everybody showed up for work every day for the whole week, the sum of the percentages would be 0, and Fig. 1-12 would be perfectly legitimate showing no bars at all. ’’ Certain characteristics can also be noted, such as trends and correlation. Here are a few examples. ’’ When a graph is incomplete, estimated data can be put in the gap(s) in order to make the graph look complete. An example is shown in Fig.

Discrete variables are like the channels of a television set or digital broadcast receiver. It’s easy to express the value of a discrete variable, because it can be assumed exact. 1 megahertz, where a megahertz (MHz) represents a million cycles per second. 1 MHz. 2 MHz. 3 MHz. 2 MHz in the set of assigned standard FM broadcast channels in the CHAPTER 2 Learning the Jargon United States. 9 MHz (Fig. 2-1). Other examples of discrete variables are:  The number of people voting for each of the various candidates in a political election.

PROBLEM 1-6 Figure 1-12 is a hypothetical bar graph showing the percentage of the work force in a certain city that calls in sick on each day during a particular work week. What, if anything, is wrong with this graph? CHAPTER 1 Background Math Fig. 1-12. 25 Illustration for Problems 1-6 and 1-7. SOLUTION 1-6 The horizontal scale is much too large. It makes the values in the graph difficult to ascertain. It would be better if the horizontal scale showed values only in the range of 0 to 10%. The graph could also be improved by listing percentage numbers at the right-hand side of each bar.

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