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What does a measure of location tell us about a data set?

Position of certain features

What does the Greek letter capital Sigma (∑\sum) mean in statistics?

Sum of

If x=(3,5,8)x = (3, 5, 8), what is ∑x\sum x?

1616

If y=(2,4,6,8)y = (2, 4, 6, 8), what does ∑i=24yi\sum_{i=2}^{4} y_i equal?

1818

What is the formula for calculating the mean xˉ\bar{x}?

∑xn\frac{\sum x}{n}

Which statement about the mean is correct?

Uses all data in calculation

To find the median position in a list of length nn, calculate:

n+12\frac{n+1}{2}

For list (3,7,11,15)(3, 7, 11, 15), the median position is 2.52.5. What is the median?

99

When is the median a better measure of centre than the mean?

When data has extreme outliers

After finding the median of a list, how is the lower quartile (LQ) found?

Median of the lower half

What is the formula for the Interquartile Range (IQR)?

UQ−LQUQ - LQ

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