{"id":36,"date":"2022-05-20T16:59:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T16:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/alphamodule\/chapter\/comparing-variability-of-data-sets-forming-connections-2\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T15:21:38","slug":"comparing-variability-of-data-sets-forming-connections-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/alphamodule\/chapter\/comparing-variability-of-data-sets-forming-connections-2\/","title":{"raw":"Comparing Variability of Data Sets: Apply It 2","rendered":"Comparing Variability of Data Sets: Apply It 2"},"content":{"raw":"

Variability<\/h3>\r\nLet's use a data set of movie runtimes to explore variability using the statistical technology tool.\r\n
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Step 1) Select the\u00a0Several Groups<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/p>\r\n

Step 2) Locate the drop-down menu under\u00a0Enter Data<\/strong>\u00a0and select\u00a0From Textbook<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

Step 3) Locate the drop-down menu under\u00a0Data Set<\/strong>\u00a0and select\u00a0Movie Run Time<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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question 2<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question hide_question_numbers=1]241064[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"442878\"]Hint[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"442878\"]Make sure the Several Groups tab is selected and refer to the Descriptive Statistics. Recall that variance is the square of standard deviation.[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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question 3<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question hide_question_numbers=1]241065[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"866059\"]Hint[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"866059\"]Which type of display helps you see the spread of larger data sets more clearly? How much space does the data take up? [\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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question 4<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question hide_question_numbers=1]241066[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"435162\"]Hint[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"435162\"]Look at the distributions as histograms and as dot plots. Which is easier for seeing extreme values? Do you see anything of interest when viewing the dot plots?[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

Variability<\/h3>\n

Let’s use a data set of movie runtimes to explore variability using the statistical technology tool.<\/p>\n

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Step 1) Select the\u00a0Several Groups<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/p>\n

Step 2) Locate the drop-down menu under\u00a0Enter Data<\/strong>\u00a0and select\u00a0From Textbook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Step 3) Locate the drop-down menu under\u00a0Data Set<\/strong>\u00a0and select\u00a0Movie Run Time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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question 2<\/h3>\n