9. Statistics
The chapter on Statistics emphasizes the importance of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data. It presents various methods for data presentation and outlines measures of central tendency—mean, median, and mode—crucial for summarizing data sets effectively. The chapter also touches upon measures of dispersion, although this section is optional.
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What we have learnt
- Statistics aids in informed decision-making through data analysis.
- Data can be categorized as raw or grouped for better visualization.
- Central tendency measures provide key insights into the characteristics of data sets.
Key Concepts
- -- Statistics
- The science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data.
- -- Measures of Central Tendency
- Statistical measures that describe the center or average of a data set.
- -- Mean
- The arithmetic average of a data set.
- -- Median
- The middle value in an ordered data set.
- -- Mode
- The value occurring most frequently in a data set.
- -- Measures of Dispersion
- Statistics that describe the spread or variability of data, including range and standard deviation.
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