AP Statistics Vocab and Notations

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What is the symbol for sample mean?

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What is the symbol for population mean?

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What is the symbol for correlation coefficient?

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What type of data arrangement is characterized by a longer tail on the right side?

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Skewed Right.

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What type of random variable can take any numeric value within a range?

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Continuous Random Variable.

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What is the symbol for sample proportion?

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What is the difference between discrete and continuous random variables?

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Discrete random variables can take specific values, while continuous random variables can take any value within a range.

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What is the purpose of a box plot?

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A box plot visually represents the distribution of data based on a five-number summary: minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

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What does the term 'outlier' refer to in statistics?

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An outlier is a data point that differs significantly from other observations, often due to variability in the measurement or it may indicate experimental error.