Write a report on simple data analysis and comparison.
Explain briefly how simple data analysis methods you are to use in this project can be used in your chosen engineering discipline and for what purpose. Provide examples. What are the benefits and limitations of such analysis?
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WHAT TO DO
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FOR EACH DATA SET
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JOINTLY FOR ALL DATA SETS
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Descriptive statistics:
- Range, min, max, count
- Mean, median, mode
- Standard deviation
- Kurtosis & skewness
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Summary table
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Histogram
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3 Graph
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Summary graph
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Empirical rule (calculate % of data points falling into ± 1, 2 and 3 std. dev.)
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Summary table
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5-number summary:
- Min, Q1, median, Q3, max
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Summary table
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Box plots (use the included Excel file to generate the plots). You may also use another means (e.g. web applet or commercial software)
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Summary graph
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Normal probability plot
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3 graphs
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Summary graph
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Time series graph (create a column of consecutive numbers)
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3 graphs
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Report consists the following elements:
- Cover page
- Table of contents (optional)
- Executive summary
1. Introduction
2. Project work
o Data
o Analysis Approach/Procedures
3. Results/Discussion
4. Conclusions
References