AP Statistics
Today's Topic: CUSSing
Warm-Up
Consumer Reports did a study of ice cream bars (unfortunately, only vanilla flavored) in their August 1998 issue. Twenty-six bars having a taste-test rating of at least “fair” were listed, and calories per bar was included. Calories vary quite a bit partly because bars are not of uniform size.
Here is the data set:
342, 377, 319, 353, 295, 234, 294, 286, 377, 182, 310, 126, 541
439, 111, 201, 182, 197, 209, 147, 190, 151, 131, 151, 173, 247
Answer this question in your groups: Just how many calories should an ice cream bar contain?
In order to answer this question, create a histogram, a stem-and-leaf plot (maybe split stems?), and a boxplot to justify your answer.
OBJECTIVES
- Use correct statistical vocabulary to describe the four main components of a quantitative data distribution
- Use comparative language to compare two back-to-back or side-by-side graphs
- Evaluate which measure of center is most appropriate for different distribution shapes
Describing Distributions Game
Statistical Vocabulary for Describing Distributions
CUSS it!
CENTER
UNUSUAL
SHAPE
Unimodal, Bimodal, Multi-modal
Symmetric, Skewed to the right, Skewed to the left, Uniform
SPREAD
Example 1
54, 59, 35, 41, 46, 25, 47, 60, 54, 46, 49, 46, 41, 34, 22
Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's record one year when he hit 61 home runs in 1961. Here are Maris's home run totals for his 10 years in the American League.
13, 23, 26, 16, 33, 61, 28, 39, 14, 8
Compare the two distributions by constructing back-to-back stem-and-leaf plots.
Example 2
The scores of 18 first year college women on the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (this psychological test measures motivation, study habits and attitudes toward school) are given below:
154, 109, 137, 115, 152, 140, 154, 178, 101
103, 126, 126, 137, 165, 165, 129, 200, 148
The college also administered the test to 20 first-year college men. There scores are also given:
108, 140, 114, 91, 180, 115, 126, 92, 169, 146
109, 132, 75, 88, 113, 151, 70, 115, 187, 104
Compare the two distributions by constructing boxplots. Are there any outliers in either group? Are there any noticeable differences or similarities between the two groups?