Module 9 Statistical Measures and Displays Vocabulary Quiz

A distribution in which the shape of the graph on one side of the center is very different than the other side, or it has outliers that might affect the average

• asymmetric distribution

• circle graph

• double box plot

• double line plot

A statistical display of categorical data that compares parts of a data set to the whole data set using percent

• population

• circle graph

• double box plot

• sample

Two box plots graphed on the same number line

• sample

• circle graph

• double box plot

• asymmetric distribution

A method of visually displaying a distribution of two sets of data values where each value is shown as a dot above the number line

• double line plot

• sample

• population

• circle graph

The entire group of items or individuals from which the samples under consideration are taken

• double line plot

• symmetric distribution

• statistics

• population

A randomly selected group chosen for the purpose of collecting data

• statistics

• sample

• survey

• double box plot

The study of collecting, organizing, and interpreting data

• circle graph

• population

• symmetric distribution

• statistics

A question or set of questions designed to collect data about a specific group of people, or population

• survey

• statistics

• population

• asymmetric distribution

A distribution in which the shape of the graph on each side of the center is similar

• survey

• population

• symmetric distribution

• double line plot