Statistics and Probability Vocabulary

Data that represents numbers and can be measured is called:

• Categorical data

• Statistical data

• Numerical data

• Descriptive data

A question that can be answered by collecting data is called a:

• Open question

• Statistical question

• Numerical question

• Survey question

A value in a data set that is much higher or lower than the other values is called an:

• Outlier

• Mode

• Range

• Median

A data set with most values on one side and a long tail on the other is called:

• Symmetrical

• Skewed

• Balanced

• Median

Data that represents categories or groups is called:

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

• Statistical data

• Outliers

A data set that is evenly distributed around the center is described as:

• Skewed

• Symmetrical

• Uneven

• Random

The value that divides a data set into four equal parts is called a:

• Mean

• Quartile

• Mode

• Range

A measure that describes how spread out the values in a data set are is called a:

• Measure of center

• Measure of variability

• Quartile

• Symmetry

A measure used to describe the center of a data set is called a:

• Measure of variability

• Measure of center

• Quartile

• Graph

The difference between the upper quartile and the lower quartile is called the:

• Range

• Interquartile range

• Variability

• Median