Chapter 8: Statistics Vocabulary Quiz

Definition: A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

• Sample

• Statistics

• Population

• Data

Used to show range, median, quartiles, and outliers for a set. Box is bound to Q1 and Q3. The median is the line in the middle of the box. Outliers are presented as individual points.

• Time, continuity, and change

• Dot plot

• Box Plots / Box and Whisker

• Communitive property

Consists of two dot plots that are drawn on the same number line.

• Sample

• Bar Graph

• Circle Graph

• Double Dot Plot

Based on the diagram and definitions provided, what is being described?

• Measure of Center

• Double Dot Plot

• Mean Absolute Deviation

• Shape of Distribution

A sample that does not fairly represent the population.

• Intentional

• Biased sample

• Convenience sample

• Exaggeration

A relatively small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole.

• Data

• Sample

• Statistics

• Population

Definition: evidence; information gathered from observations

• Statistics

• Sample

• Data

• Evidence

Definition: The difference between the upper and lower quartiles.

• Median

• Standard Deviation

• Deviant Variability Index

• Interquartile Range

A sample that is selected so that it is representative of the entire population.

• Unbiased sample

• Convenience sample

• Representative sample

• Population

Numbers that are used to describe the center of a set of data. These measures include the mean, median, and mode.

• Mean Absolute Deviation

• Outlier

• Interquartile Range

• Measure of Center