Updated Describing Data Flashcard Unit 7

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What is a data display using bars to show data grouped into intervals?

Back

Histogram

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What is the upper quartile (Q3) in a data set?

Back

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How is the mean calculated?

Back

Total divided by number of scores

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What is the median in a data set?

Back

The middle score when the data is ordered

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What is a data value that is much higher or much lower than the other values in a data set?

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Outlier

Front

What is the definition of a bar graph?

Back

A chart that presents categorical data with rectangular bars.

Front

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

Back

Values that divide a data set into four equal parts.

Front

What is the definition of a line graph?

Back

A graph that uses lines to connect data points, showing trends over time.

Front

What is a stem-and-leaf plot?

Back

A method of displaying quantitative data in a graphical format, similar to a histogram.

Front

What is the mode in a data set?

Back

The most frequently occurring value.