Data

Analytics
RANDY LAGDAAN
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Bivariate data help you in studying two variables. For example, you are studying
a group of college students. To find out their average SAT score and their age,
you have two pieces of the puzzle to find (SAT score and age). Both SAT and age
are variables. Now suppose you need to find a relation between the weights and
heights of college students, then also you have bivariate data. Bi means two,
variate means variables. Analysis of the changes in the two variables is called
bivariate analysis. Out of the two variables, one is dependent and the other is
independent.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Data in statistics are sometimes classified according to how many variables are
in a particular study. For example, “height” and “weight” might be two different
variables. Depending on the number of variables being looked at, the data might
be univariate, or it might be bivariate.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
When you conduct a study that looks at a single variable, that study
involves univariate data. Bivariate data could also be two sets of items
that are dependent on each other. For example
•Sale of Ice cream compared to the temperature of that day.
•Traffic accidents along with the weather on a particular day.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Bivariate data has many practical uses in real life. For example, it is
pretty helpful to be able to predict when a natural event might occur.
One tool in the statistician’s toolbox is bivariate data analysis.
Sometimes, something as simple as plotting one variable against
another on a Cartesian plane can give you a clear picture of what the
data is trying to tell you. For example, the scatterplot below shows the
relationship between the time between eruptions at Old Faithful vs.
the duration of the eruption.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
A Little About Old Faithful
Old Faithful is a geyser that is found in Yellowstone National Park, in
Wyoming. It is one of the most famous attractions at Yellowstone
National Park. Old Faithful is unique because of how long and how
often it erupts. The eruptions can be observed and recorded. Data
recorded from 1990 measured the time between eruptions and the
duration of the eruption, both taken in minutes. This data set was
based on 272 observations of Old Faithful’s eruptions.
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By looking at the scatter plot, we can see a visual representation of the data. If you are
planning on visiting Old Faithful, on average, you are going to wait around 70.9 minutes to
see it erupt for about 3.49 minutes. The information on the scatter plot would lead you to
believe that seeing a eruption around 3.0 minutes would be rare. This is because there are
two clusters of data, the first cluster is eruptions over 3.5 minutes and the second cluster is
below 2.5 minutes. Very few eruptions are between 2.5 and 3.5 minutes so you are most
likely to see an eruptions over 3.5 minutes or under 2.5 minutes. The time you wait will
coincide with how long Old Faithful erupts. There is a , 0.90081, correlation between wait time
and eruption time, this is very close to one. This means that the erutpion’s time depends on
the time that you wait. Thus, if the geyser eruption is short in duration, the wait time will be
shorter than if the geyser erupts for a longer time, on average. Your wait time will vary from
43 minutes to 96 minutes, so plan something to do while waiting for Old Faithful to erupt.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Frequency of the Data
The next graphs that are shown give the frequency of both eruption
time and wait time for the next eruptions of Old Faithful. Then we will
take a look at a chart of data where there is a minimal number of data
points between the eruption times of 2.5 to 3.5 mintues.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Bivariate Analysis Definition
What is Bivariate Analysis?
Bivariate analysis is an analysis of two variables to determine the
relationships between them. They are often reported in quality of life
research. It is one of the simplest forms of quantitative (statistical)
analysis. It involves the analysis of two variables (it is often denoted as
X, Y), for the purpose of determining the empirical relationship
between them.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Bivariate analysis is extremely helpful in testing simple hypotheses of association. It
is very helpful in determining to what extent it becomes easier to know and
predicts a value for one variable (possibly a dependent variable) if the value of the
other variable (possibly the independent variable) is known (see also correlation
and simple linear regression). There can be a contrast between bivariate analysis
and univariate analysis in which only one variable is analyzed. Both univariate
analysis and bivariate analysis can be descriptive or inferential. We can say, it is the
analysis of the relationship between the two variables. Bivariate analysis is a simple
(two-variable) and special case of multivariate analysis (where simultaneously
multiple relations between multiple variables are examined).
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Bivariate analysis can be defined as the analysis of bivariate data. It is one of the
simplest forms of statistical analysis, which is used to find out if there is a
relationship between two sets of values. Usually, it involves the variables X and Y.

The univariate analysis involves an analysis of one (“uni”) variable.

The bivariate analysis involves the analysis of exactly two variables.

The multivariate analysis involves the analysis of more than two variables.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
The results we get from the bivariate analysis can be stored in a two-
column data table. For example, you might be eager to find out the
relationship between caloric intake and weight (of course, the two are
related very strongly). Caloric intake will be your independent
variable, X, and weight will be your dependent variable, Y.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Bivariate analysis and two sample data analyses are not the same.
With two sample data analysis (like a two-sample is a test in Excel), X
and Y are not directly related and there will also be a different
number of data values in each sample. With bivariate analysis, there is
a Y value for each X. For example, suppose you had a caloric intake of
3,000 calories per day and a weight of 300lbs. You will have to write
that with the x-variable followed by the y-variable: (3000,300).
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Here are Two sample data analysis

Sample 1: 100,45,88,99

Sample 2: 44,33,101

Bivariate analysis

(X,Y)=(100,56),(23,84),(398,63),(56,42)
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Types of Bivariate Analysis
Some of the common types of bivariate analysis include:

Scatter Plots: Scatterplot provides you with a visual idea of the pattern that your variables follow.

Graph-A simple scatterplot

Regression Analysis: Regression analysis is a catch-all term for a wide variety of tools that can be used
to determine how your data points might be related. The points in the image above seem like they
could follow an exponential curve (as opposed to a straight line). Regression analysis not only provides
you with an equation for that curve or line but also gives you the correlation coefficient.
Bivariate Analysis Definition
Correlation Coefficients: Calculation of values for correlation
coefficients are performed using a computer, although here, you can
find the steps to find the correlation coefficient by hand. This
coefficient acknowledges you if the variables are related. Basically, by
‘0’ means they aren't correlated (i.e. related in some way), while a ‘1’
(either positive or negative) means that the variables are perfectly
correlated (i.e. they are perfectly in sync with each other).