• We define descriptive statistics is the branch of quantitative analysis that uses numerical metrics and graphs and charts to describe a data set so that we can realize the information in that data.There are a wide variety of these numerical and graphical tools measuring what is called central tendency, dispersion and shape.(See my helps aids post for the range of these tools.)Describe and discuss why there are so many of these metrics.Do you use any of these in your work?
• One of the more used and useful parts of descriptive statistics is using graphs and charts to display data and make information easier to see and understand. Do you use graphs and charts at work or at home? If so, what kind of graphics do you use?
• Some of the most commonly used graphs are the so called "big five" - pie charts, column charts, bar charts, line charts and XY charts (scatter charts). But thee are many other graphics that we use. Two parts here - one: do you use any of the big five? And two, are there any other types of charts and tables which you use or see being used at work or at home?