Probability and Statistics Vocabulary Flashcard

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A measure of center is a set of numerical data. This is the middle value. Fill in the blank: ________________

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Median

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The group of people that are actually asked a statistical question: ________________

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Sample

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A part of the population that is similar to the entire population. ________________

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Representative Sample

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A number between 0 and 1 used to determine the likelihood for events that have unknown outcomes (such as tossing a coin, tossing a ball at a target, rolling a dice). ________________

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Probability

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A list of the individual outcomes that are to be considered (example, rolling a dice and having 6 options). ________________

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Sample Space

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The average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of values. ________________

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Mean

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The value that appears most frequently in a data set. ________________

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Mode

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The difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set. ________________

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Range

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A subset of individuals from a larger population used to estimate characteristics of the whole population. ________________

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Sample

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A characteristic or attribute that can assume different values. ________________

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Variable