Statistics and Probability Vocabulary

What is a value called when it is much greater or lesser than most of the other values in the data set? 

• Cluster
• Gap
• Outlier
• Point

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

What is a set of closely grouped data on a scatter plot?

• Gap
• Cluster
• Group
• None of the above 

What type of graph shows the relationship between two variables in a data set?

• Graph
• Bar Graph
• Line Graph
• Scatter plot 

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

When the data points on a scatter plot appear to cluster around a line, what is being shown?

• Linear association
• Nonlinear association
• a cluster
• No association 

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

When the data points do not cluster around a line, but do cluster to form another shape, the data has a...

• Linear association
• Nonlinear assocation
• A line
• No association 

What is NOT another word for association? 

• Relationship
• Correlation
• Difference 

When the line on a scatter plot has a negative slope, the data has a...

• Positive association
• Negative association 
• No association 

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

When the line on a scatter plot has a positive slope, the data has a...

• Positive association
• Negative association
• No association 

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

When a scatter plot has a trend that is linear, you can estimate the equation for the...

• Line of best fit 
• Slope
• y-intercept
• None of the above 

For a two-way table, what is another word for a variable that is not numerical?

• Categorical Variables
• Numerical Variables
• Neither