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Chapter 4Statistics: Presentation of Data

Textual, Tabular, Diagrammatic — three ways to present.

1. Tables

  • Parts: table number, title, captions (columns), stubs (rows), body, unit, source, note.
  • Qualitative, quantitative, temporal, spatial classification.

2. Diagrams

TypeUse
Bar diagram (simple, multiple, component)compare categories
Pie diagramshare of parts in a whole (angle = % × 3.6°)
Histogramcontinuous frequency distribution (no gaps)
Frequency polygonjoin mid-points of histogram tops
Ogive (less than / more than)cumulative frequency; median at intersection
Arithmetic line graphtime series

3. Key Points

  • Bar widths equal, gaps equal.
  • Histogram area ∝ frequency.
  • Pie needs percentages.
  • Ogives intersect at the median.

Remember: Table parts | bar, pie, histogram, ogive

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