Chapter 4. Summary Statistics

  1. Michael R. Chernick1,
  2. Robert H. Friis2

Published Online: 11 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471458716.ch4

Book Title

Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences: Modern Applications Including Bootstrap

Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences: Modern Applications Including Bootstrap

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How to Cite

Chernick, M. R. and Friis, R. H. (2003) Summary Statistics, in Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences: Modern Applications Including Bootstrap, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471458716.ch4

Author Information

  1. 1

    Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, USA

  2. 2

    California State University, Long Beach, California, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 11 APR 2003
  2. Published Print: 21 FEB 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471411376

Online ISBN: 9780471458715

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Keywords:

  • arithmetic mean;
  • median;
  • mode;
  • geometric mean;
  • harmonic mean;
  • range;
  • mean absolute deviation;
  • variance;
  • standard deviation;
  • coefficient of variation

Summary

Chapter 4 defines measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion.

  • General formula for the arithmetic mean

  • Formulas for population and sample means

  • Formula for mean using grouped data

  • Definition of median

  • Formula for estimating median

  • Definition of median

  • Definition of and methods for calculation of geometric mean

  • Uses and measures of measures of dispersion

  • Formulas for sample and population standard deviation using grouped and ungrouped data

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