Live Day 2- Basic To Intermediate Statistics

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The speaker reviews the topics covered in the previous session, focusing on statistics. They ask attendees to recall the topics discussed, specifically mentioning arithmetic mean for both population and sample. The speaker corrects a mistake made during the calculation of the mean and emphasizes the importance of understanding the formulas and concepts. They also note that the PDF materials have been updated and are available in the resource folder of the specific video.

The speaker explains the concept of central tendency, which includes mean, median, and mode. They discuss the arithmetic mean for both population and sample, highlighting the importance of notation in the industry. The speaker then introduces the median as a measure that is less affected by outliers, demonstrating this with an example that includes an outlier. They compare the impact of outliers on mean and median and explain why median is preferred in such cases.

The speaker delves into the impact of outliers on data distribution, using the median as an example. They illustrate how adding an outlier can significantly affect the mean but has a lesser impact on the median. The speaker emphasizes the importance of being cautious with outliers in data science and statistics and mentions that techniques to handle outliers will be discussed later, including percentiles.

The speaker discusses the mode as a measure of central tendency, explaining how it is the most frequent element in a data set. They provide examples of how mode can be used with categorical variables and how it can be particularly useful for handling missing data by replacing missing values with the most frequent occurring element in the data set.

The speaker introduces measures of dispersion, specifically variance and standard deviation. They explain that dispersion refers to the spread of data and differentiate it from measures of central tendency. The speaker defines population variance and sample variance, highlighting the use of 'n-1' in sample variance calculations. They also discuss the importance of understanding these concepts for interviews and real-world applications.

The speaker provides a step-by-step calculation of variance using a data set and explains the process of squaring differences from the mean. They emphasize the importance of squaring these differences as per the variance formula. The speaker then interprets the calculated variance, explaining that a higher variance indicates a greater spread of data.

The speaker explains standard deviation as the square root of variance and discusses its relationship with data spread. They use a graphical representation to illustrate how a smaller standard deviation indicates a more concentrated data distribution, while a larger standard deviation indicates a more dispersed distribution. The speaker also explains how standard deviation can be used to determine the range of data within one standard deviation of the mean.

The speaker introduces the concept of percentiles and quartiles as a method to find outliers and understand data distribution. They explain the definition of a percentile and provide a real-life example from a YouTube ranking. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding percentiles for various exams and real-world applications.

The speaker demonstrates how to calculate percentile ranks with a data set and explains the meaning behind the values obtained. They clarify that a percentile rank indicates the percentage of observations below a certain value in a distribution. The speaker also provides an example to find the percentile ranking of a specific value and gives an assignment to the audience to calculate another percentile rank.

The speaker guides the audience through determining the value at a specific percentile ranking, using a formula that involves the position in the data set. They discuss the concept of dispersion again, emphasizing its importance in understanding the spread of data. The speaker also addresses a technical issue with the background during the session, showing their adaptability to unexpected changes.

The speaker explains the concept of the five-number summary, which includes minimum, first quartile (Q1), median, third quartile (Q3), and maximum. They demonstrate how to calculate these values and use them to identify and remove outliers from a data set. The speaker introduces the lower and upper fences, which are used in conjunction with the interquartile range (IQR) to determine outliers.

The speaker continues the discussion on removing outliers by computing the interquartile range (IQR) and adjusting the lower and higher fences. They provide a clear explanation of how to calculate the IQR and use it to define the fences. The speaker then identifies the outlier in the provided data set and explains the process of adjusting the data set by removing the outlier.

The speaker describes how to construct a box plot using the five-number summary and explains the significance of each component of the box plot. They illustrate the process of drawing a box plot and explain how it can be used for data visualization and outlier detection. The speaker also discusses the importance of understanding box plots for data science applications.

The speaker concludes the session by summarizing the topics covered and providing a preview of what will be discussed in future sessions. They mention the intention to cover various distributions, confidence intervals, p-values, hypothesis testing, and more advanced statistical concepts. The speaker also encourages the audience to share the session with friends and subscribe to the channel for updates on future content.

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