Statistics Vocabulary

Front

a chart that shows data from a five-number summary

Back

boxplot

Front

subtract

Back

difference

Front

the difference between the upper extreme and lower extreme; shows the spread of the data

Back

range

Front

the difference between the upper quartile and lower quartile; shows the spread of middle 50% of the data

Back

interquartile range

Front

middle data point

Back

median

Front

least or smallest data point

Back

lower extreme

Front

greatest or largest data point

Back

upper extreme

Front

a data point that significantly differs from other data points in a data set; often much larger or smaller than the rest.

Back

outlier