Descriptive Statistics
| Site: | Young Education |
| Course: | Statistics |
| Book: | Descriptive Statistics |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Friday, 25 September 2026, 1:19 AM |
1. Measures of Centre
Learning outcomes
- I can calculate the mean.
- I can calculate the median.
- I can calculate the mode.
- I can compare measures of centre.
- I can select appropriate measures for different datasets.
2. Measures of Spread
Learning outcomes
- I can calculate the range.
- I can calculate the interquartile range.
- I can calculate the variance.
- I can calculate the standard deviation.
- I can interpret measures of variability.
3. Percentiles and Standard Scores
Learning outcomes
- I can calculate percentiles.
- I can interpret percentile rankings.
- I can calculate z-scores.
- I can compare observations using standard scores.
- I can interpret standardized data.
4. Shape of Distributions
Learning outcomes
- I can identify symmetric distributions.
- I can identify skewed distributions.
- I can recognise outliers.
- I can interpret distribution shape.
- I can compare different datasets.
5. Box Plots and Histograms
Learning outcomes
- I can construct box plots.
- I can construct histograms.
- I can compare multiple distributions.
- I can identify spread and outliers graphically.
- I can interpret statistical graphs.