Exploring, Displaying, and Examining Data
Exploring, Displaying, and Examining Data
Chapter 17
Exploring, Displaying, and Examining Data
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Learning Objectives
Understand . . . exploratory data analysis techniques provide insights and data diagnostics by emphasizing visual representations of the data how cross-tabulation is used to examine relationships involving categorical variables, serves as a framework for later statistical testing, and makes an efficient tool for data visualization and later decision-making
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Data Analysis
Exploratory
Confirmatory
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Exhibit 17-1 Data Exploration, Examination, and Analysis in the Research Process
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Value Label
Value
Frequency
Percent
Valid Percent
Cumulative Percent
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Mapping
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Key Terms
Automatic interaction detection (AID) Boxplot Cell Confirmatory data analysis Contingency table Control variable Cross-tabulation Exploratory data analysis (EDA) Five-number summary Frequency table Histogram Interquartile range (IQR) Marginals Nonresistant statistics Outliers Pareto diagram Resistant statistics Stem-and-leaf display