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    Notes I.1a Analyzing Categorical Data Read pp. 2-4, 7-11 ‘What's the difference between categorical and quantitative variables? ei i Jves laces indivichuals into Takes numerical va : for each individuaR, which wruth make sense to Fird on average Do we ever use numbers to describe the values of a categorical variable? Yes! Examples MP scores, area codes, shoe site, etc. one of Seural groups °F “categories” Do we ever group quantitative variable into categories or classes? Yes! Ex. age « weight are often listed by categories Vike ©-10 , I-20, 21-30, e#e. ‘What is a distribution? - It tells us whet valves the variable takes arel how often it takes Hese yabues. Can be worels er numbers Example: US Census Data Here is information about 10 randomly selected US residents from the 2000 census. ‘Number of Family Total | Travel time sia ‘Members. ee nee Income | _towork Kentucky 2 1 | Female 21000 20 Florida 6 27 | Female 721300 20 Wisconsin 2 27_| Male 30000. S California, 4 33_| Female 726000 10 ichigan 3 49 | Female 15100) 25 igi 3 26 | Female: 25000 1s ‘Pennsylvania + 44 | Male 43000 10 Virginia a 22 [Male |_Never married/ single | 3000 0 California 1 30_| Male [Never married/ single | ~40000 15 New York 4 34_| Female Separated 30000 20, (a) Who are the individuals in this data set? 10 rondomty Selected US resiclerts from 2.000 census (b) What variables are measured? Identify each es categorical or quantitative, Categoria! Stabe Quandilative’ t o family members Gender age Mari te? Status Income Trayel he to work (c) Describe the individual in the first row. Gl yeur oth femade from Ventucky, marriech witr 2 family vrembers wilh a Foked inuome “i 21000 and dynvels 20 mumutes $2 work, ‘The radio audience rating service Arbitron places U.S radio stations into categories that describe the kinds of programs they broadcast. Here are two different tables showing the distribution of station formas in a recent year: Frequency table Relative frequency table Format Count of stations Format Percent of stations ‘Adult contemporary 1556 | Adult contemporary 12 Adult standards 1196 Adult standards 86 Contemporary hit 569 Contemporary hit 4a Country 2066 Country 149 News/Talk/Information 2179 ‘News/Talk/information 187 Oldies 1060 Oldies 1 Religious 2014 Religious 148 Rock 869 Rock 63 Spanish language 750 Spanish language 54 Other formats 1579 Other formats 114 Total 13,838 Total 99.9 ‘What is the difference between a data table, a frecuency table, and a relative frequency table? “Data table has rows & columos.Gives dude for individuals Freguenuy Fete klls ys how oflen a catgery takes a value. TE IS A Summary of a chistribubin ~Dabative Frequimery tale gymmarizes Yu percentages of

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