Descriptive statistics – Chapter 1: Basic notions in descriptive statistics

Seminar 3: Graphical representation of attributive statistical variables (26-30.10.2020)

1. Graphical representation of statistical variables

1.1. Attributive variables
1.1.1.One variable:
~ quantitative discrete variables: column/bar chart
~quantitative continuous: histogram
~qualitative nominal: pie chart
~qualitative ordinal: column/bar chart

1.1.2. Two variables:

~2 quantitative variables - list of observations: scatter plot (presented in Lecture 3, will be discussed in detail at sem

1.2. Time series: line chart (presented in Lecture 3, will be discussed in detail at seminar in Chapter 4 - Descriptive statistics of

1.3. Space-state variables: cartogram - does not make the object of our course
atistics

ll be discussed in detail at seminar in Chapter 3 - Relationships between variables)

ter 4 - Descriptive statistics of time series data)

 Descriptive statistics – Chapter 1: Basic notions in descriptive statistics
Seminar 3: Graphical representation of attributive statistical variables (26-30.10.2020)

Problem 1: Consider the distribution of families in village Poplaca with respect to the number of children:

Number of children 0 1 2 3 4
Number of families 10 25 32 35 37

a) Describe the statistical population and the statistical unit? Which is the analyzed statistical variable? What type o

Statistical population:
Statitical unit: Children
Statistical variable:
Type of statistical variable:

b) Interpret the 3rd frequency of the given distribution.

c) Construct the distribution of families with respect to the number of children in absolute simple frequencies.

Number of children 0 1 2 3 4
Number of families

d) How many families have 2 children?

e) What is the most frequent number of children among families in village Poplaca?

f) Plot the data on a suitable graph.

criptive statistics

number of children:

n=37

atistical variable? What type of variable is it?

olute simple frequencies. Absolute frequencies - Computation:

N0= N3=
n=37 N1= N4=
N2=
Problema 2: Consider the distribution of the employees in company X with respect to their hourly wage:

𝑋:(■8(2−4&4−6&6−8@3&4&5)
■8(8−10&10−12@2&1))

a) Which is the statistical population? What is the population size? What type of variable is hourly wage?

Statistical population: The employees in company x

Size (N): 15
Hourly wage

b) How many employees have at most 10 m.u./hour?

c) What percent of employees has at most 8 m.u./hour?

d) Plot the data on a suitable graph.

their hourly wage:

ble is hourly wage?

Problem 3: Consider the distribution of 150 internet users with respect to the browser used:

𝑋:(■8(Internet Explorer&Google Chrome&Others@50%&30%&20%))

a) What type of variable is the browser used?

b) What is the sample size?

c) Construct the distribution in absolute frequencies. How many Google Chrome users are in the sample?

Browser: Internet Explorer Google Chrome Others

# users

d) Is it suitable to compute cumulative frequencies in this example? Explain.

e) Plot the data on a suitable graph.

&20%))

e in the sample? Absolute frequencies - Computation:

N_InternetExplorer=
N_GoogleChrome=
N_Others=
Problem 4: Consider the distribution of the clients of a bank with respect to their satisfaction level for the offered s

Satisfaction level Not satisfied Satisfied Very satisfied

Number of clients 10 25 15

a) What type of statistical variable is the level of satisfaction?

b) How many clients are at most satisfied with the bank’s services?

c) Plot the data on a suitable graph.

tion level for the offered services: