Illuminations: zz- Histogram Tool 1 (Median feature doesn't work correctly)

zz- Histogram Tool 1 (Median feature doesn't work correctly)


Instructions

 

To use this interactive tool:

  • Entering and editing data: Enter data by clicking in the "Data Input" box; type the value and press "Enter" on the keyboard. To edit data, select a data value by clicking on it and either delete the value or enter a new one. You can order your data values by checking the Order Data box. Use the slider to change the length of the intervals used to create the histogram.
  • Looking at the histogram: When you click on a particular bar on the histogram, the percentage of data values represented by that bar is displayed. Place the mouse cursor along the bottom axis to reveal the values determining the endpoints of each interval.
  • Summary statistics: In the Summary Statistics box, the length of the intervals, the number of data points, as well as the mean, median, and the standard deviation are displayed.
  

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