Data and Statistics Vocabulary

The mean is

• the average of all numbers

• the number that occurs the most often

• the middle number

• the largest value in the data set

The median is

• the average of all numbers

• the number that occurs the most often

• the middle number

• the largest value in the data set

The mode is

• the average of all numbers

• the number that occurs the most often

• the middle number

• the largest value in the data set

The range is

• the average of all numbers

• the difference between the largest value and the smallest value

• the difference between the Q3 and the Q1

• the largest value in the data set

When MOST of the data is clustered near the LESSER values, the data is considered to be

• Skewed Right

• Skewed Left

• Skewed High

• Skewed Low

What is the distribution of the data?

• skewed right

• skewed left

• symmetric

• stairsteps

A set of data collected to answer a statistical question

• Uniform

• Distribution

• Symmetrical

• Measure of Center

The distribution of this data set can best be described as...

• Right-skewed

• Left-skewed

• Symmetrical

• Purple

Answer explanation

The tail is on the right, so it is right-skewed.

• 15, 75, 85, 95, 105, 115

• Symmetrical

• 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 115

• Skewed Left

• 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65

• Skewed Right

What is the word in statistics for any characteristic or attribute of a person, place, or thing?

• variable

• descriptive statistic

• inferential statistic

• parameter