Vocabulary Quiz: Statistics (Set 10)

What is the definition of "Population" in statistics?

• A smaller group selected from the population

• The entire group being studied or analyzed

• A method of selecting a sample randomly

• The middle value in a set of data

What does "Sample" refer to in statistics?

• The entire group being studied

• A method of selecting a sample randomly

• A smaller group selected from the population

• The number that appears most often in a data set

What is "Random Sampling"?

• A sample that unfairly represents the population

• A method of selecting a sample where every individual has an equal chance of being chosen

• The sum of all values divided by the total number of values

• The difference between the largest and smallest values in a data set

What is a "Biased Sample"?

• A sample that unfairly represents the population

• The middle value in a set of ordered data

• The likelihood of an event occurring

• A value that is much higher or lower than the other values

How is "Mean" calculated in a data set?

• The middle value in a set of ordered data

• The number that appears most often in a data set

• The sum of all values divided by the total number of values

• The difference between the largest and smallest values

What is the "Median" in a set of data?

• The number that appears most often

• The middle value in a set of ordered data

• The sum of all values divided by the total number of values

• A value that is much higher or lower than the others

What does "Mode" refer to in statistics?

• The middle value in a set of ordered data

• The number or category that appears most often in a data set

• The sum of all values divided by the total number of values

• The difference between the largest and smallest values

What is the "Range" in a data set?

• The middle value in a set of ordered data

• The number that appears most often

• The difference between the largest and smallest values

• A value that is much higher or lower than the others

What is an "Outlier" in a data set?

• A value that is much higher or lower than the other values

• The middle value in a set of ordered data

• The number that appears most often

• The sum of all values divided by the total number of values

What does "Probability" measure?

• The middle value in a set of ordered data

• The likelihood of an event occurring, expressed as a number between 0 and 1

• The number that appears most often

• The difference between the largest and smallest values