Describing Distributions

Summary This program examines the difference between mean and median, explains the use of quartiles to describe a distribution, and looks to the use of boxplots and the five-number summary for comparing and describing data. An illustrative example shows how a city government used statistical methods to correct inequity between men's and women's salaries.

S1.E3 ∙ Describing Distributions

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Stars : Teresa M. Amabile Chuck Schwalbe Andrew Liebhold Pardis Sabeti

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Genres : Documentary

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Annenberg Learner Webpage

Language : English

Filming locations : Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : Annenberg/CPB Project Annenberg Learner

Summary This program examines the difference between mean and median, explains the use of quartiles to describe a distribution, and looks to the use of boxplots and the five-number summary for comparing and describing data. An illustrative example shows how a city government used statistical methods to correct inequity between men's and women's salaries.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Annenberg Learner Webpage

Language : English

Filming locations : Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : Annenberg/CPB Project Annenberg Learner

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