4 Summarizing Data

The purpose of this section is the description of data using numerical and graphical methods. Numerical methods include measures of central tendency and dispersion. Graphical methods presented are histograms, box plots, and empirical cumulative distribution functions. The last part presents the concepts of correlation and covariance.

There is also a YouTube video and slides associated with this chapter:

• Summarizing Data - Video
• Summarizing Data - Slides