Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion in Frequency Distributions 73 3.1 Summary Statisticsģ.2 A Measure of Central Tendency: The Arithmetic MeanĢ.5 Graphing Frequency Distributions 38 Statistics at Work 58 Chapter Review 59 Flow Chart: Arranging Data to Convey Meaning CHAPTER 3ģ.3 A Second Measure of Central Tendency: The Weighted Mean 3.4 A Third Measure of Central Tendency: The Geometric Mean 3.5 A Fourth Measure of Central Tendency: The Median 3.6 A Final Measure of Central Tendency: The Mode 3.7 Dispersion: Why It is Important?ģ.9 Dispersion: Average Deviation Measuresģ.10 Relative Dispersion: The Coefficient of Variationģ.11 Descriptive Statistics Using Msexcel & SPSS 136 Statistics at Work 140 Chapter Review 141 Flow Charts: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Grouping and Displaying Data to Convey Meaning: Tables and Graphs 13 2.1 How Can We Arrange Data? 2.2 Examples of Raw DataĢ.3 Arranging Data Using the Data Array and the Frequency Distribution 2.4 Constructing a Frequency Distribution ISBN 9788131774502 eISBN 9789332535626 Head Office: A-8(A), Sector 62, Knowledge Boulevard, 7th Floor, NOIDA 201 309, India Registered Office: 11 Local Shopping Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi 110 017, Indiaġ.1 Why Should I Take This Course and Who Uses Statistics Anyhow? 1.2 Historyġ.4 A Simple and Easy-to-Understand Approach 1.5 Features That Make Learning Easier 1.6 Surya Bank-Case Study CHAPTER 2 The publisher reserves the right to remove any material in this eBook at any time. This eBook may or may not include all assets that were part of the print version. Licensees of Pearson Education in South Asia No part of this eBook may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the publisher’s prior written consent. Jaipuria Institute of Management, LucknowĬopyright © 2014 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill