Data and Statistics Vocabulary

Has data values that are numbers (usually), quantities, or measurements instead of words

• Skewed right

• Skewed Left

• Numerical Data

• Categorical Data

Has data values that are words (usually) instead of numbers

• Skewed right

• Skewed Left

• Numerical Data

• Categorical Data

A graphical display that shows frequency or the number of times a value occurs

• Skewed Right

• Skewed Left

• Box Plot

• Dot Plot

A graphical display representing numerical data by grouping the data into intervals and showing how many values are in each interval using vertical bars that touch

• Histogram

• Bar Graph

• Box Plot

• Dot Plot

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

A question that provides variation in the data

• statistical question

• median

• non-statistical question

• variability question

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.1

A value that is set apart (much larger or much smaller) from the rest of the data values

• box plot

• outlier

• quartile

• median

Three numbers that divide a set of data into 4 parts

• Interquartile range

• outliers

• quartiles

• frequency

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

A graphical display that separates the data into 4 sections using the 5 number summary

• Histogram

• box plot

• bar graph

• dot plot

The shape of a graph when all data values are plotted on the graph. Examples: skewed left, skewed right, symmetrical, uniform, bimodal

• Outlier

• Data Set

• Frequency

• Distribution

Shows how spread out the data is

• Frequency

• Statistical Question

• Variability

• Median

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3