IMGD 2905 - Data Analysis for Game Development

Breakout 3 - Effects of Outliers on Measure of Dispersion

(6 minutes)

Introduction

• Introduce yourselves!

• Icebreaker: Have you ever played a VR game?

Groupwork

For each question:

1. Think about an answer yourself
2. Discuss your answer with your partner(s)
3. Write down your joint answer(s)

Ranking of Affect by Outliers

Rank the below measures of dispersion by how much they are changed (i.e., their sensitivity) to outliers.

• Range
• Standard Deviation
• Coefficient of Variation
• Semi-interquartile Range

Hand-in

Have ONE person from each group submit the group's final list.

http://wpi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tKtxLcnhBzJXWC

Make sure to include the names of all group members.

Have fun!

-- Mark