Statistics Terminology

Compares categories of data with bars representing the frequencies

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

• Bar Graph

• Stem/Leaf Plot

A data display that shows the frequency of data on a number line.

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

• Bar Graph

• Stem/Leaf Plot

A type of bar graph used to display numerical data that have been organized into equal intervals

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

• Bar Graph

• Stem/Leaf Plot

Shows the frequency of each possible data value

• Outlier

• Variation

• Range

• Distribution

Is the median of the first half of the data set

• Minimum Value

• Lower Quartile

• Upper Quartile

• Maximum Value

The greatest value when arranging data from least to greatest

• Minimum Value

• Lower Quartile

• Upper Quartile

• Maximum Value

The average number in a set of data

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

The middle number in a set of data

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

The smallest value when arranging data from least to greatest

• Minimum Value

• Lower Quartile

• Upper Quartile

• Maximum Value

The number that occurs most often in a set of data

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range