Data and Statistics Vocabulary

A collection of facts, such as numbers, words, measurements, and observations

• data

• categorical data

• numerical data

• trend

• central tendency

A descriptive summary of a dataset through a single value that reflects the center of the data distribution.

• data

• categorical data

• numerical data

• trend

• central tendency

Data that can be divided into specific groups, such as favorite color, age group, type of food, sport, ect.

• data

• categorical data

• numerical data

• trend

• central tendency

A table that lists a set of scores and their frequency (how many times each one occurs)

• Line Graph

• Bar Graph

• Histogram

• Box and Whisker Plot

• Frequency Distribution

A graphical display of data using bars of different heights that groups numbers into ranges. The height of each bar shows how many fall into each range.

• Line Graph

• Bar Graph

• Histogram

• Box and Whisker Plot

• frequency distribution

A graphical display of data using bars of different height. Each bar represents a single category of data.

• Line Graph

• Bar Graph

• Histogram

• Box and Whisker Plot

• Frequency Distribution

The difference between the lowest and highest values in a set of data.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

• Frequency

The number of times an even occurs

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

• Frequency

The average of the numbers, a calculated "central" value of a set of numbers

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

• Frequency

The "middle" of a sorted list of numbers.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

• Frequency