Question: Task 2: Descriptive statistics Use data summary methods to describe the returns in your sample using the following 8 variables. Use an appropriate graphical and
Task 2: Descriptive statistics
Use data summary methods to describe the returns in your sample using the following 8 variables.
Use an appropriate graphical and summary statistical technique, chosen according to the type of variable. Less appropriate/inappropriate techniques will receive fewer/no marks.
Choose your techniques from the following:
- tabular techniques: frequency tables and grouped frequency tables
- summary statistics: mode, median, mean, standard deviation, range, coefficient of variation and interquartile range
- graphical techniques: pie chart, bar graph, histogram, frequency polygon.
Note: Do not draw an ogive curve, stem plot or a box plot in this assignment, and do not draw 3D graphs.
| Price | Method | Seller | Date | Distance | Bedroom | Bathroom |
| 781000 | S | Miles | 24/06/2017 | 8.9 | 3 | 2 |
| 805000 | S | RT | 23/04/2016 | 8.4 | 3 | 1 |
| 790000 | S | McGrath | 3/06/2017 | 6.2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1240000 | PI | hockingstuart | 29/07/2017 | 10.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1005000 | S | Stockdale | 19/11/2016 | 11.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 550000 | VB | Domain | 17/06/2017 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 800000 | VB | Nelson | 25/02/2017 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 |
| 535000 | PI | Fletchers | 22/04/2017 | 12.1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1420000 | S | hockingstuart | 17/09/2016 | 11.4 | 3 | 2 |
| 940000 | PI | Jellis | 6/05/2017 | 13.8 | 3 | 2 |
| 750000 | SP | Brad | 3/09/2017 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 720000 | SP | hockingstuart | 13/08/2016 | 11.4 | 3 | 1 |
| 750000 | S | Woodards | 18/03/2017 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1280000 | S | Barry | 11/03/2017 | 11.8 | 4 | 1 |
| 420000 | SP | YPA | 14/10/2017 | 29.8 | 4 | 2 |
| 1155000 | S | Barry | 3/03/2018 | 12.4 | 3 | 2 |
| 680000 | PI | hockingstuart | 4/03/2017 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2420000 | S | hockingstuart | 24/02/2018 | 10.3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1300000 | SP | Brad | 10/02/2018 | 10.4 | 4 | 2 |
| 406000 | S | Barry | 6/05/2017 | 11.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975000 | S | Buxton | 3/12/2016 | 11.2 | 3 | 1 |
| 730000 | S | Jellis | 11/02/2017 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 |
| 4600000 | SP | Buxton | 17/03/2018 | 10.9 | 6 | 3 |
| 620000 | VB | Jellis | 13/08/2016 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1125000 | PI | Daniel | 26/08/2017 | 14.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 427500 | S | YPA | 25/11/2017 | 31.7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1635000 | S | Jellis | 13/05/2017 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 790000 | PI | Marshall | 24/09/2016 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 |
| 640000 | S | LJ | 10/02/2018 | 34.7 | 3 | 3 |
| 1500000 | PI | Red | 28/05/2016 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2165000 | S | Nelson | 12/08/2017 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 715000 | S | Barry | 19/11/2016 | 9.4 | 4 | 2 |
| 585000 | PI | Jellis | 20/05/2017 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 550000 | PI | Brad | 27/11/2016 | 11.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1291000 | S | Barry | 8/04/2017 | 9.4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1189000 | S | hockingstuart | 17/09/2016 | 13.9 | 4 | 2 |
| 440000 | SP | hockingstuart | 11/02/2017 | 13.8 | 2 | 1 |
| 485000 | SP | Gary | 3/06/2017 | 11.4 | 2 | 1 |
| 740000 | PI | S&L | 24/02/2018 | 10.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1480000 | S | Charlton | 3/03/2018 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 1115000 | S | Nelson | 27/11/2016 | 4.4 | 3 | 1 |
| 670000 | S | HAR | 12/08/2017 | 15.3 | 3 | 2 |
| 980000 | VB | RT | 3/03/2018 | 14.7 | 3 | 1 |
| 970000 | VB | hockingstuart | 22/07/2017 | 21.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 740000 | S | Darren | 27/05/2017 | 16.1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1167500 | S | Buxton | 26/07/2016 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 850000 | SP | Moonee | 8/04/2017 | 10.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 700000 | S | iTRAK | 23/09/2017 | 27 | 3 | 2 |
| 1120000 | S | Jellis | 6/01/2018 | 11.7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1075000 | PI | Jellis | 17/09/2016 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 495000 | S | One | 29/07/2017 | 31.7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1158000 | S | YPA | 6/05/2017 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 760000 | S | Love | 8/07/2017 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 1300000 | S | hockingstuart | 19/08/2017 | 16.7 | 3 | 2 |
| 931000 | S | Douglas | 4/03/2017 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 800000 | VB | hockingstuart | 7/10/2017 | 6.7 | 4 | 1 |
| 730000 | S | Purplebricks | 17/02/2018 | 38 | 3 | 1 |
| 586000 | S | Barry | 27/06/2016 | 13.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 601000 | S | MICM | 30/07/2016 | 1.9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1015000 | S | Considine | 6/08/2016 | 9.7 | 3 | 2 |
| 590000 | S | Nelson | 20/05/2017 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1715000 | S | Buxton | 4/03/2017 | 13.7 | 3 | 1 |
| 850000 | PI | YPA | 11/11/2017 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 1020000 | PI | Alexkarbon | 3/12/2016 | 8.2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1450000 | S | Village | 25/02/2017 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1235000 | S | Jellis | 16/04/2016 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 600000 | S | Stockdale | 22/07/2017 | 19.6 | 4 | 2 |
| 560000 | PI | Alexkarbon | 8/04/2017 | 6.9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2080000 | S | Nelson | 28/10/2017 | 9.7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1021000 | S | Jas | 3/12/2016 | 8.2 | 3 | 1 |
| 567000 | S | Ray | 9/12/2017 | 19.6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2250000 | S | Hodges | 3/06/2017 | 10.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 867000 | S | RT | 23/04/2016 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 860000 | SP | Buxton | 22/05/2016 | 12.1 | 3 | 2 |
| 411000 | S | Nelson | 12/11/2016 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1100000 | PI | Fletchers | 27/05/2017 | 8.9 | 3 | 2 |
| 900000 | VB | Gary | 3/09/2016 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1370000 | S | Woodards | 12/11/2016 | 12.1 | 3 | 2 |
| 820000 | S | RT | 6/05/2017 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 |
| 890000 | PI | Barry | 23/09/2017 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 555000 | PI | Biggin | 17/09/2016 | 9.2 | 3 | 1 |
| 830000 | VB | Nelson | 13/05/2017 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 876000 | S | Rendina | 24/06/2017 | 3.4 | 2 | 2 |
| 655000 | S | Cayzer | 18/06/2016 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 |
| 937500 | S | Village | 8/10/2016 | 6.6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1028800 | S | Jellis | 26/08/2017 | 14.2 | 3 | 2 |
| 775000 | S | Barry | 13/05/2017 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 |
| 720000 | S | J | 8/10/2016 | 11.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 905000 | SP | Miles | 1/07/2017 | 8.9 | 3 | 2 |
| 3050000 | S | Marshall | 17/03/2018 | 1.9 | 3 | 2 |
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