Week 1 Roadmap

What are the objectives for populations, samples, and processes in week one?
The objectives for populations, samples, and processes in week one are:

  • Identify a sample vs. a population and a statistic vs. a parameter.
  • Identify a variable as quantitative or categorical.
  • Identify a study as enumerative or analytic.

What are the objectives for graphs, tables, and describing data in week one?
The objectives for graphs, tables, and describing data in week one are:

  • Create a stem and leaf plot.
  • Create a dot plot.
  • Create a frequency table and histogram.
  • Describe the shape of a distribution.
  • Make a bar graph.
  • List and identify key differences between bar graphs and histograms.
  • Describe shapes of histograms.

What are the objectives for measures of location in week one?
The objectives for measures of location in week one are:

  • Compute mean, median, trimmed mean, quartiles, and percentiles.
  • Compare and contrast measures of center.