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Application of Statistical Concepts in The Determination of Weight Variation in Samples

This document discusses key statistical concepts used to analyze weight variation in samples, including outliers, mean, standard deviation, and confidence intervals. It provides answers to questions about the significance and application of Grubbs test for outliers, how mean and standard deviation describe data distribution, and how confidence intervals estimate parameter uncertainty. It also compares the statistics between two sample data sets, finding one has a higher standard deviation and range, indicating greater variation.

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Application of Statistical Concepts in The Determination of Weight Variation in Samples

This document discusses key statistical concepts used to analyze weight variation in samples, including outliers, mean, standard deviation, and confidence intervals. It provides answers to questions about the significance and application of Grubbs test for outliers, how mean and standard deviation describe data distribution, and how confidence intervals estimate parameter uncertainty. It also compares the statistics between two sample data sets, finding one has a higher standard deviation and range, indicating greater variation.

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APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL CONCEPTS IN

THE DETERMINATION OF WEIGHT VARIATION


IN SAMPLES
M. MALATE1 and K. GINO2
1, 2

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION, COLLEGE OF HOME ECONOMICS


UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY 1101, PHILIPPINES
DATE SUBMITTED: 2 FEBRUARY 2016
DATE PERFORMED: 29 JANUARY 2016

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1. Give the significance of Grubbs test
Grubbs test is used to detect the outliers. Unlike mean and standard
deviation which can be distorted by one outlying data, Grubbs test it is based on
the distance of suspected value from the mean of the data set compared with
the standard deviation. It can either accept or reject the data based on the
tabulated and calculated values.
2. Give the significance of the mean and standard deviation
The mean determines as to where the data points relatively close
together, so if a value is far from the mean the value can be suspected and
considered as an outlier. Standard deviation is the average distance between the
actual data and the mean generally it depicts how close the data set is to the
average value. The lower the standard deviation, the more acceptable the
results.
3. Give the significance of the confidence interval
Confidence interval sets an estimated boundary or limit which indicates
the possibility of any given point falling in the boundaries of uncertainty usually
used to bound the mean or standard deviation. It is the theoretical ability of the
analysis to produce accurate intervals.
4. How do the statistics calculated from data set 1 differ from those
obtained from data set 2?
The mean of the two data sets were almost the same however the
standard deviation is higher in set B than set A which have a higher sample
number. This indicates that the data in set B has a wider range of data than in A
and is supported by the calculated range in both A and B as seen in my data
sheet.
REFERENCES (CAMBRIA 11, ALL CAPS, BOLD)
[1] Chemistry Net. (2013, January 10). Retrieved from Detection of Outliers in
Analytical Data The Grubbs Test: http://chemnet.blogspot.com/2013/01/detection-of-outliers-in-analytical.html
[2] Andrew Macimillan, D. P. (2007, May 11). Basic statistics: mean, median,
average, standard deviation, z-scores, and p-value. Retrieved from The Michigan
Chemical
Process
Dynamics
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Controls

OpenTextbook:https://controls.engin.umich.edu/wiki/index.php/Basic_statistics:_
mean,_median,_average,_standard_deviation,_z-scores,_and_pvalue#First_Method:_Z-Score
[3]Almeda, C. S. (2010). Elementary Statistics. UP Press.

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