Statistics & Tools

Covariance

measure the tendency of 2 sets of data to move together

Trend Line

a line indicating the general course or tendency of a graph

Coefficient of Variation

a measure of relative dispersion (St. Dev.)/(mean)

Confidence Interval

a range of values so defined that there is a specified probability that the value of a parameter lies with in it

Histogram

tells us how many observations were within a certain range on a table or bar chart

What do Min. & Max. do for the reader?

they provide an understanding of the range of values

Scatter Plots

are useful when determining if there is a correlation between 2 sets of values

Correlation Coefficient
-- 1? -1? 0?

used to determine whether 2 ranges of data move together
1= the 2 series move together
-1= the 2 series move in opposite directions
0= the 2 series do not move together at all

Standard Deviation

calculates how far from the average does the group as a whole deviate