Quiz about AP Statistics Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 1,2,3

Question 1

An individual about whom or which we have data.

Accepted Answer

case

Answer

units

Answer

data

Answer

sample

Question 2

Systematically recorded information, whether numbers or labels, together with it's context

Accepted Answer

data

Answer

units

Answer

case

Answer

sample

Question 3

All the cases we wish we knew about.

Accepted Answer

population

Answer

data

Answer

units

Answer

context

Question 4

Tells Who was measured, What was measured, How the data were collected, Where the data were collected, and When and Why the study was performed.

Accepted Answer

context

Answer

subject

Answer

case

Answer

respondent

Question 5

a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole

Accepted Answer

pie chart

Answer

bar chart

Answer

line graph

Answer

histogram

Question 6

a two-dimensional (rows x columns) table formed by 'cross-classifying' subjects or events on two categorical variables

Accepted Answer

contingency table

Answer

frequency table

Answer

bar chart

Question 7

Displays the count (frequency) of observations in each category or class.

Accepted Answer

frequency table

Answer

contingency table

Answer

segmented bar chart

Question 8

When a distribution is not symmetric and one tail stretches farther than the other.

Accepted Answer

skewed distribution

Answer

distribution

Answer

symmetric distribution

Answer

uniform distribution

Question 9

look for: single vs. multiple modes, symmetry vs. skewness, outliers and gaps

Accepted Answer

Shape

Answer

Mean

Answer

Range

Answer

Gap

Question 10

The place in the distribution of a variable that you'd point to if you wanted to attempt the impossible by summarizing the entire distribution with a single number. Includes the mean and the median.

Accepted Answer

center

Answer

mean

Answer

shape

Answer

range

Question 11

displays the 5 number summary as a central box, whiskers that extend to the nonoutlying data values, and any outliers shown

Accepted Answer

boxplot

Answer

dotplot

Answer

frequency table

Answer

histogram

Question 12

A numerical summary of how tightly the values are clustered around the center. Include IQR and standard deviation.

Accepted Answer

spread

Answer

shape

Answer

mode

Answer

range

Question 13

The most frequently occurring score in a distribution. A hump or local high point in the shape of a distribution.

Accepted Answer

Mode

Answer

Mean

Answer

Median

Answer

Shape

Question 14

Parts of a distribution that trail off on either side.

Accepted Answer

tail

Answer

mode

Answer

height

Answer

whisker

Question 15

Distance between highest and lowest scores in a set of data.

Accepted Answer

Range

Answer

Mode

Answer

Median

Answer

Mean

Question 16

uses adjacent bars to show the distribution of a quantitative variable

Accepted Answer

Histogram

Answer

Bar Chart

Answer

Pie Chart

Answer

Line graph

Question 17

Distribution with two modes.

Accepted Answer

bimodal

Answer

unimodal

Answer

multimodal

Answer

uniform

Question 18

Numbers that are much greater or much less than the other numbers in the set

Accepted Answer

outlier

Answer

range

Answer

mean

Answer

outsider

Question 19

A measure of variability that describes an average distance of every score from the mean.

Accepted Answer

standard deviation

Answer

variance

Answer

IQR

Answer

gap

AP Statistics Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 1,2,3

20 questions

An individual about whom or which we have data.

Systematically recorded information, whether numbers or labels, together with it's context

All the cases we wish we knew about.

Tells Who was measured, What was measured, How the data were collected, Where the data were collected, and When and Why the study was performed.

A categorical variable that records a unique value for each case, used to name or identify. → Quantitative Variable

a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole

a two-dimensional (rows x columns) table formed by 'cross-classifying' subjects or events on two categorical variables

Displays the count (frequency) of observations in each category or class.

When a distribution is not symmetric and one tail stretches farther than the other.

look for: single vs. multiple modes, symmetry vs. skewness, outliers and gaps

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Mathematics