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Recitation 2 · Practice Exercises

Your Turn! Analyze your vector (Louisiana Parishes)

An in-class activity from the course slides — reproduced here so you can find it again after class.

📋 What to do

Slide for Your Turn! Analyze your vector (Louisiana Parishes)
  1. Analyze your vector in the la_parishes dataset.
  2. Make a histogram with hist(); calculate size, mean, median, min, max, & range. What do they tell you about your distribution? Summarize your findings in 2 sentences.
  3. Calculate standard deviation, variance, coefficient of variation, & standard error. Summarize your thoughts in 2 sentences.
  4. Calculate skewness and kurtosis. Summarize your thoughts in 1 sentence.
  5. Calculate parameters for each distribution (except weibull), simulate 100 observations each, visually compare your vector with the simulated data — which matches your vector best?

📮 Submit

Share your findings in recitation, then submit them on CANVAS (1 pt) — graded on completion.

Note: these instructions are the current version — the activity is written and kept up to date on this page, links to slide decks and helper materials included. Submit on Canvas; the due date and your grade live there.