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Data
Variables & Units
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Statistics(The field of) Statistics is the systematic study of data.
The word “data” is plural…
“The data are the price gains of 200 stocks on the NYSE.”
Singular? “Datum.” (Uncommon.)
Shares of Exxon-Mobil gained 2.3%. The datum is 2.3%.
What characterizes data is variability.
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Variables / Statistical Units
Units of observation: Set of entities (things / objects) being studied
Variable: An attribute of each unit
Suppose X describes a variable and U describes the units.
“X varies among the (statistical) units.”
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Units:
Math 158-800 students.
Variable:
Gender.
Gender is a Categorical Variable
Gender varies among Math 158-800 students.
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Units:
Math 158-800 students.
Variable:
Number of FB friends.
Number of FB friends is a Quantitative Variable
Number of FB friends varies among Math 158-800 students.
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1. An experiment was conducted to test the performance of four brands of batteries in three different environments (room temperature; hot and humid; cold). For each combination of brand and environment, batteries were put into a flashlight. The flashlight was then turned on and allowed to run until the light went out. The amount of time until the flashlight stopped shining (in minutes) was recorded. Do brand and environment play a role in the lifetime of these batteries?Minutes are measurement units. Most quantitative variables have a measurement unit. If I want the measurement unit, I’ll say exactly that. By “unit” I mean “unit of observation” = thing / object that is studied.
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2. 55 year old men are recruited into a study about heart attacks. The heart rate of each man is recorded. Each is tracked for a one-year period, and whether or not he has a heart attack is determined.
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3. A student runs an experiment to study the effect of tire pressure on gas mileage. He devises a system so that his car uses gasoline from a one-liter container. Each time the container is filled, he randomly selects a tire pressure between 20 and 35 psi, then drives the car at 60 mph on a divided highway. When he runs out of gas, he records the distance driven on that fill. Does tire pressure impact the distance driven?
Something like “drives” would also suffice for the units.
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Variables / Statistical Units
The units are the countries (of the world).
Describe a variable.
Write the sentence
_________ varies among __________.
Is the variable quantitative or categorical?
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Variables / Statistical Units
The units are the countries (of the world).
Describe a variable.
Write the sentence
_________ varies among countries.
Is the variable quantitative or categorical?
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GDP per capita and LongevityCountry GDP / person Longevity (years)
Qatar $86006 75.6
U. S. $47440 78.2
Spain $30589 80.9
[world average] $10433 67.2
Haiti $1317 60.9
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GDP per capita and LongevityCountry GDP / person Longevity (years)
Qatar $86006 75.6
U. S. $47440 78.2
Spain $30589 80.9
[world average] $10433 67.2
Haiti $1317 60.9
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Types of variablesQuantitative Variable
Naturally measured as numbers for which ordering and at least some of the usual operations (addition, multiplication, subtraction, etc.) make sense.
DiscreteAll the possible values are easily listed
Frequent “ties”
Often count or related to counts
ContinuousTechnically: “ties” are impossible
In practice ties are uncommon
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Types of variablesCategorical Variable
Not quantitative (usually verbal, but sometimes expressed as numbers having little or no number meaning).
Virtually all categorical variables are discrete. So, the term discrete is rarely used in speaking about categorical variables – it is redundant.
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DistributionA variable’s distribution is a description of what values it takes and how often it takes them.
Categorical VariablesDistributions are always summarized in terms of percents (falling into each category).
Quantitative VariablesThere are many ways to summarize quantitative variables. Among them:
Mean + Standard Deviation
Median + Interquartile Range
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Purposes of variablesExplanatory and Response Variable
Changing the value of the explanatory variable (EV) results in a change in the distribution of the response variable (RV).
Loosely: A change in the explanatory variable alters the prediction of the response variable.
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Variable:
Form of study.
Units:
The (200) college students involved in the experiment.
Form of study varies from student to student.
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Variable:
Score on the short answer test.
Units:
The (200) college students involved in the experiment.
Score on the short answer test varies from student to student.
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Experimental study
The explanatory variable is assigned (often by the people conducting the study).
Units do not enter the study with a value for this variable.
Observational study
The explanatory variable is a characteristic of the unit.
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StatisticsData vary
A population is a collection of all the units of interest. If we have information on all the units of a population we have a complete description of the variation in the data. Such a description of a population is a census. Characteristics of populations are parameters.
A sample is an incomplete collection of units from the population. A sample necessarily provides incomplete information. Characteristics of samples are called (the word) statistics.
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In Class SurveyG:
A:
F:
S:
C:
D:
Your gender (M or F)
Guess your instructor’s age
Which finger is longer?
I = Index R = Ring S = same
How many people are there who have the
same mother and father as you do?
What company is your cell phone carrier?
How long was the last call you received on your phone?
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In a data table each unit takes a row; each variable occupies a column.
Column headers identify variable names.
There are other ways to organize data, and some are preferable when the idea is to display the data efficiently. However, in most cases, a data table is how data are organized in a spreadsheet.
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Here are the monthly fees (in $) paid by a random sample of 50 users of internet service providers in 2008:
42 31 33 34 65 47 37 38 32 40
32 36 31 42 32 32 72 42 45 37
41 46 39 38 34 31 41 51 42 37
32 42 31 43 40 32 37 34 44 41
36 34 45 45 42 35 39 83 30 39
VARIABLE: ____________
UNITS: ____________
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Here are the monthly fees (in $) paid by a random sample of 50 users of internet service providers in 2008:
42 31 33 34 65 47 37 38 32 40
32 36 31 42 32 32 72 42 45 37
41 46 39 38 34 31 41 51 42 37
32 42 31 43 40 32 37 34 44 41
36 34 45 45 42 35 39 83 30 39
VARIABLE: Monthly fee (for use of internet)
UNITS: Users of internet service
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User Monthly Fee ($)
User 1* 42
User 2* 31
User 3* 33
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*Perhaps identified by name? (Names aren’t given here.)
Often, unit identifiers will not be given or displayed.
You can start almost any problem in this course by first asking:
What are the units?
What is the variable?
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Variables / Statistical UnitsThe units are the companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Describe a variable.
Write the sentence
variable
_________ varies from company to company.
Is the variable quantitative or categorical?If quantitative, is it discrete or continuous?
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GDP per capita and LongevityCountry GDP / person Longevity (years)
Qatar $86006 75.6
U. S. $47440 78.2
Spain $30589 80.9
[world average] $10433 67.2
Haiti $1317 60.9
: : :Parameters
Not statistics
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Distribution
The distribution of a variable tells us what values it takes and the likelihood of those values.
User Monthly Fee ($)
User 1* 42
User 2* 31
User 3* 33
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What the fees are.
How often those fees occur.
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Car model Vehicle typeTransmission
typeNumber of cylinders
City MPG
Highway MPG
:
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Automatic 6 19 27
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Manual 6 21 30
Buick Century Midsize Automatic 6 20 29
Chevrolet Blazer 4-wheel drive Automatic 6 15 20
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Car model Vehicle typeTransmission
typeNumber of cylinders
City MPG
Highway MPG
:
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Automatic 6 19 27
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Manual 6 21 30
Buick Century Midsize Automatic 6 20 29
Chevrolet Blazer 4-wheel drive Automatic 6 15 20
:
UNITSVARIABLES (there are 5)
varies from unit to unit.X (Variable)
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Car model Vehicle typeTransmission
typeNumber of cylinders
City MPG
Highway MPG
:
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Automatic 6 19 27
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Manual 6 21 30
Buick Century Midsize Automatic 6 20 29
Chevrolet Blazer 4-wheel drive Automatic 6 15 20
:
UNITSVARIABLES (there are 5)
varies from car model to car model.City MPG
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Car model Vehicle typeTransmission
typeNumber of cylinders
City MPG
Highway MPG
:
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Automatic 6 19 27
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Manual 6 21 30
Buick Century Midsize Automatic 6 20 29
Chevrolet Blazer 4-wheel drive Automatic 6 15 20
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UNITSVARIABLES (there are 5)
varies from car model to car model.Number of cylinders
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Car model Vehicle typeTransmission
typeNumber of cylinders
City MPG
Highway MPG
:
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Automatic 6 19 27
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Manual 6 21 30
Buick Century Midsize Automatic 6 20 29
Chevrolet Blazer 4-wheel drive Automatic 6 15 20
:
UNITSVARIABLES (there are 5)
varies from car model to car model.Transmission type
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Car model Vehicle typeTransmission
typeNumber of cylinders
City MPG
Highway MPG
:
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Automatic 6 19 27
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Manual 6 21 30
Buick Century Midsize Automatic 6 20 29
Chevrolet Blazer 4-wheel drive Automatic 6 15 20
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UNITSVARIABLES (there are 5)
CATEGORICAL VARIABLETransmission type
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Car model Vehicle typeTransmission
typeNumber of cylinders
City MPG
Highway MPG
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BMW 3030CI Subcompact Automatic 6 19 27
BMW 3030CI Subcompact Manual 6 21 30
Buick Century Midsize Automatic 6 20 29
Chevrolet Blazer 4-wheel drive Automatic 6 15 20
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UNITSVARIABLES (there are 5)
QUANTITATIVE VARIABLECity MPG
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Mutual Fund CategoryNet assets ($ millions)
2008 return Expense Ratio
:
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock
Small cap value
19,378 -36.2% 0.98%
Price International Stock
International 3,828 -48.0% 0.87%
Vanguard 500 IndexLarge cap blend
74,886 -37.0% 0.15%
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Mutual Fund CategoryNet assets ($ millions)
2008 return Expense Ratio
:
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock
Small cap value
19,378 -36.2% 0.98%
Price International Stock
International 3,828 -48.0% 0.87%
Vanguard 500 IndexLarge cap blend
74,886 -37.0% 0.15%
:
VARIABLES (there are 4)UNITS