Central Tendencies and Graph Vocabulary Quiz

What is another name for how to calculate mean?

• Sum

• Middle

• Average

• Difference

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

A distribution is this if it's not symmetric and one tail stretches out farther than the other

• symetrical

• cluster

• peak

• skewed

Calculated by adding up all the values in a data set and dividing by the number of data values

• Finding Range

• Finding Mean

• Finding Median

• Finding Mode

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

A display of a data distribution in which data values are represented by dots or X's over a number line

• Histogram

• Stem-and-leaf plot

• Box plot

• Dot plots and line plots

A distribution with a tail that extends to the left;

mean < median

• skewed

• right skewed

• Finding Outliers

• Left Skewed

Measures the spread of the data, or how far apart the minimum and maximum values are

• Range

• Skewed

• Median

• Average

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

Data values that can skew a distribution because they are significantly higher or lower than other data values

• Median

• Mean

• Outliers

• Box Plot

A distribution with a tail that extends to the right;

mean > median

• Skewed

• Right Skewed

• Left Skewed

• Finding Outliers

Found by ordering all data points and locating the middle value; sometimes, you may need to average two middle values

• Finding Range

• Finding Mean

• Finding Median

• Finding Mode

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Found by ordering all data points and locating the value or values that appear the most; there may not always be one, and there can be more than one

• Finding Range

• Finding Mean

• Finding Median

• Finding Mode

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3