{"id":35,"date":"2022-05-20T16:59:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T16:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/alphamodule\/chapter\/comparing-variability-of-datasets-forming-connections\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T15:21:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T15:21:31","slug":"comparing-variability-of-datasets-forming-connections","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/alphamodule\/chapter\/comparing-variability-of-datasets-forming-connections\/","title":{"raw":"Comparing Variability of Data Sets: Apply It 1","rendered":"Comparing Variability of Data Sets: Apply It 1"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Goals<\/h3>\r\nDeepen your understanding and form connections within these skills:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Look at a histogram and summarize the important measures of center<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Take the measures of center to explain the behavior of the variables in a data set<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>It\u2019s Showtime!<\/h2>\r\nHave you ever thought about how long or how short some movies are? You might have the idea that a typical movie runs a little under two hours but movie runtimes cover a broad range. The shortest feature films have run just over an hour, while the longest run three and even four hours. Have you ever thought about why there is such variability in the length of movies?\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5738\/2022\/01\/11192315\/Picture33-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A mom and two children looking at a tablet together and smiling\" width=\"465\" height=\"310\" \/><\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn this activity we'll explore movie lengths or \u201cruntimes\u201d and the ratings that go along with the runtimes. Let\u2019s compare the movie runtimes for rated G (General Audiences, All Ages Admitted) and rated R (Restricted, Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian) movies.[footnote]\u00a0<em>What do movie ratings mean?<\/em> (n.d.). Showbiz.Junkies. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.showbizjunkies.com\/mpaa-ratings\/ [\/footnote]\u00a0Along the way, you'll gain an understanding of how variability is reflected in graphical displays and described using numerical summaries.\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>Try It 1<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question hide_question_numbers=1]241063[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"243063\"]Hint[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"243063\"]What do <em>you<\/em> think?[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Goals<\/h3>\n<p>Deepen your understanding and form connections within these skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look at a histogram and summarize the important measures of center<\/li>\n<li>Take the measures of center to explain the behavior of the variables in a data set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>It\u2019s Showtime!<\/h2>\n<p>Have you ever thought about how long or how short some movies are? You might have the idea that a typical movie runs a little under two hours but movie runtimes cover a broad range. The shortest feature films have run just over an hour, while the longest run three and even four hours. Have you ever thought about why there is such variability in the length of movies?<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5738\/2022\/01\/11192315\/Picture33-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A mom and two children looking at a tablet together and smiling\" width=\"465\" height=\"310\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this activity we&#8217;ll explore movie lengths or \u201cruntimes\u201d and the ratings that go along with the runtimes. Let\u2019s compare the movie runtimes for rated G (General Audiences, All Ages Admitted) and rated R (Restricted, Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian) movies.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"\u00a0What do movie ratings mean? (n.d.). Showbiz.Junkies. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.showbizjunkies.com\/mpaa-ratings\/\" id=\"return-footnote-35-1\" href=\"#footnote-35-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Along the way, you&#8217;ll gain an understanding of how variability is reflected in graphical displays and described using numerical summaries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Try It 1<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm241063\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=241063&theme=oea&iframe_resize_id=ohm241063\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q243063\">Hint<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q243063\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">What do <em>you<\/em> think?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-35-1\">\u00a0<em>What do movie ratings mean?<\/em> (n.d.). 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