Statistical Methods

Tutorial 2 of 4

1. Introduction

This tutorial aims to guide you on how to represent the results of various statistical methods using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. These are essential skills to make sense of data and visually present the results in a user-friendly manner.

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:
- Understand basic statistical methods
- Represent statistical data using HTML tables
- Enhance the visual representation using CSS
- Use JavaScript to dynamically update the data

Prerequisites:
- Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

2. Step-by-Step Guide

HTML for Data Representation

HTML tables are perfect for displaying data. A table is defined with the <table> tag. Data within the table is defined with <tr> (table row), <td> (standard cell), and <th> (header cell) tags.

CSS for Styling

CSS is used to style the HTML elements. You can change the layout, colors, fonts, and add effects like hover states and transitions.

JavaScript for Dynamic Data

JavaScript can be used to dynamically update the HTML content. This is useful when you have data that changes frequently, like statistical data.

3. Code Examples

Example 1: Basic HTML Table

Here's a basic HTML table displaying some statistical data.

<!-- This is a simple HTML table -->
<table>
  <!-- The table header -->
  <tr>
    <th>Statistic</th>
    <th>Value</th>
  </tr>
  <!-- The table data -->
  <tr>
    <td>Mean</td>
    <td>5.5</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Median</td>
    <td>6</td>
  </tr>
</table>

This will create a simple table with two columns: Statistic and Value.

Example 2: Styling the Table with CSS

Add some styles to the table for better visualization using CSS.

/* This is a simple CSS to style the table */
table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
}

th, td {
  border: 1px solid black;
  padding: 10px;
  text-align: center;
}

th {
  background-color: #f2f2f2;
}

This will give the table full width, add borders around each cell, center the text, and give the header cells a light grey background.

Example 3: Updating the Table with JavaScript

Use JavaScript to dynamically update the table data.

// This is a simple JavaScript to update the table data
document.querySelector('td').textContent = '5.6';

This will change the value of the first <td> element to 5.6.

4. Summary

In this tutorial, we've covered:
- How to create an HTML table for data representation
- How to style the table using CSS for better visualization
- How to dynamically update table data using JavaScript

Next steps for learning:
- Learn advanced CSS styling
- Learn more about JavaScript and how to use it with HTML and CSS
- Learn about libraries like jQuery and frameworks like React for easier DOM manipulation

Additional resources:
- MDN Web Docs

5. Practice Exercises

  1. Exercise 1: Create an HTML table with more statistical data. Add at least five rows of data.
  2. Exercise 2: Style your table using CSS. Try using different colors, fonts, and adding hover effects.
  3. Exercise 3: Use JavaScript to change the data in one of the table rows.

Solutions:

  1. The solution to exercise 1:
    html <table> <tr> <th>Statistic</th> <th>Value</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Mean</td> <td>5.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Median</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <!-- Additional rows --> <tr> <td>Mode</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Standard Deviation</td> <td>1.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Variance</td> <td>2.25</td> </tr> </table>
  2. The solution to exercise 2:
    ```css
    table {
    width: 100%;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    }

    th, td {
    border: 1px solid black;
    padding: 10px;
    text-align: center;
    }

    th {
    background-color: #f2f2f2;
    }

    tr:hover {
    background-color: #ddd;
    }
    3. The solution to exercise 3:javascript
    document.querySelector('td').textContent = '5.6';
    ```