Unit 1: Statistics Vocabulary

Front

What does a box plot, also known as a box and whiskers plot, consist of?

Back

Minimum, Q1, median, Q3, and maximum.

Front

What does the median represent in a dataset?

Back

The middle value when the data is in order from least to greatest.

Front

What is the mode in a data set?

Back

The value that occurs most frequently.

Front

What must be true about the bars in a histogram?

Back

The bars must be of the same size.

Front

If you score 76, 85, 97, and 83 on your math tests, what would your median score be?

Back

84.

Front

What is the definition of mean in statistics?

Back

The average of all data points, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by the number of values.

Front

What is the range of a dataset?

Back

The difference between the highest and lowest values in the dataset.

Front

What does Q1 represent in a box plot?

Back

The first quartile, which is the median of the lower half of the dataset.

Front

What is a frequency distribution?

Back

A summary of how often each value occurs in a dataset.

Front

What is the purpose of a scatter plot?

Back

To show the relationship between two quantitative variables.