An Application of EDA to the 1980 New York City Marathon (UMAP)
Author: Janet Bellcourt Pomeranz
A unit utilizing probability and statistics, applying EDA to the 1980 New York City Marathon. In this module both exploratory and standard methods of data analysis are used to study the 1980 New York City Marathon results. It illustrates Turkey's stem-and-leaf display, five-number summary, fence display, and box plot. The data suggest that speed depends on age and on foreign versus U.S. nationality.
Table of Contents:
1. EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY DATA ANALYSIS
2. HOW DO YOU MAKE A STEM-AND-LEAF DISPLAY?
3. HOW OLD ON THE AVERAGE IS THE FASTER RUNNER? THE SLOWER RUNNER?
4. HOW DO YOU USE BOX PLOTS TO SUMMARIZE AND EXPLORE?
5. HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE AN OUTLIER?
6. DOES SPEED DEPEND ON AGE?
7. WHAT IS THE FOREIGN FACTOR?
8. WHAT HAVE WE ACHIEVED IN THIS OPUS?
9. REFERENCES
10. ANSWERS TO EXERCISES
11. MODEL EXAMINATION
12. ANSWERS TO MODEL EXAMINATION
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