Basic Statistics Vocabulary

Variables such as number of children in a household are

• Discrete

• Continuous

Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How tall are the students in our class?

• Statistical

• Non Statistical

Statistic help us to...

• obtain data and then organize and analyse

• obtain data and then organize, summarize, present, analyze, interpret and reach conclusions

• obtain data and then organize, summarize, present and analyze

• plan studies and experiments

Marital status, beauty and quality are examples of a...

• Qualitative Data

• Quantitative Data

• Continuous Data

• Discrete Data

What is the mode?

• happening the most

• the average

• biggest - smallest

• the middle #

Which is the closest to what most people would call the "average?"

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

Which is the number that appears the MOST often?

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

Part of the group being studied

• Sample

• Survey

• Population

• Statistics

At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the mode.
12,10,10,10,13,12,11,13,10

• 13

• 12

• 11

• 10

What is the mean?

• happening the most

• the number in the middle

• biggest-smallest

• the average