Statistics & Probability Vocabulary Words

The middle number of a set of numbers arranged in order.

• Median

• Mode

• Range

• Mean

A graph that uses vertical bars to represent data.

• Vertical Bar Graph

• Scale

• Horizontal Bar Graph

• Line Graph

The numbers along an axis of a graph.

• Vertical Axis

• Broken Scale

• Scale

• Survey

The axis on a graph that runs from the bottom up.

• Broken Scale

• Horizontal Axis

• Outlier

• Vertical Axis

The axis on a graph that runs from left to right.

• Horizontal Axis

• Line Plot

• Vertical Axis

• Range

A graph that uses horizontal bars to represent data.

• Line Plot

• Horizontal Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Circle Graph

A graph that uses points on a grid connected by line segments to represent data.

• Line Graph

• Broken Scale

• Tree Diagram

• Combinations

Is used when the data begins at a number than zero. It is designated with a squiggly line.

• Line Plot

• Broken Scale

• Random Experiments

• Probability

An educated guess based on data present.

• Predict

• Survey

• Outlier

• Outcome

A way to collect data to answer a question.

• Predict

• Survey

• Range

• Combinations