EASY
MYP:2
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

GDP per capita generally shows the relative performance of countries, taking into account the cost of living within that country.In the Middle East, GDP per capita data(per thousand) are listed in the tables below.

Country GDP per capita (per 1000)
Bahrain 30
Iran 18
Iraq 17
Israel 35
Jordan 11
Kuwait 71
Lebanon 19

 

Country GDP per capita(per 1000)
Oman 44
Qatar 130
Saudi Arab 54
Syria 3
Turkey 21
UAE 68
Yemen 3

Comment on the effect that an extreme value has on the mean.

Important Questions on Univariate Data Accessing Equal Opportunities

EASY
MYP:2
IMPORTANT

GDP per capita generally shows the relative performance of countries, taking into account the cost of living within that country.In the Middle East, GDP per capita data(per thousand) are listed in the tables below.

Country GDP per capita (per 1000)
Bahrain 30
Iran 18
Iraq 17
Israel 35
Jordan 11
Kuwait 71
Lebanon 19

 

Country GDP per capita(per 1000)
Oman 44
Qatar 130
Saudi Arab 54
Syria 3
Turkey 21
UAE 68
Yemen 3

Do some research and try to explain why Qatar has such a high value in comparison to the surrounding countries.

EASY
MYP:2
IMPORTANT

GDP per capita generally shows the relative performance of countries, taking into account the cost of living within that country.In the Middle East, GDP per capita data(per thousand) are listed in the tables below.

Country GDP per capita (per 1000)
Bahrain 30
Iran 18
Iraq 17
Israel 35
Jordan 11
Kuwait 71
Lebanon 19

 

Country GDP per capita(per 1000)
Oman 44
Qatar 130
Saudi Arab 54
Syria 3
Turkey 21
UAE 68
Yemen 3

Draw a box-and-whisker for this data set. For the purpose of this question, we will use a statistical definition of an outlier, which is, a data point that is either.

3×the interquartile range or more above the third quartile, or

3×the interquartile range or more below the first quartile.

Use this reassess whether or not Qatar would be considered an outlier.