Data Analysis

The number that appears most frequently in a data set.

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Data analysis is important because it helps to identify trends, make predictions, and inform decision-making in various fields.

What is the importance of data analysis?

• It helps to identify trends and make predictions.

• It is only useful in scientific research.

• It replaces the need for human intuition.

• It is primarily used for data storage.

Describes a set of data in which the shape of the left side is roughly the same shape as the right side

• Symmetric

• Asymmetric

• Skewed

• Uniform

A graph that uses a circle to show how a whole is broken into parts; the parts are represented by percents.

• Circle Graph

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Histogram

A graph that uses a box to represent the middle 50% of a data set and line segments at each end to represent the remaining data

• Box Plot

• Histogram

• Scatter Plot

• Line Graph

The smallest value in a set of data (least)

• Minimum

• Maximum

• Average

• Median

Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, inform conclusions, and support decision-making.

• Data analysis

• Data interpretation

• Data collection

• Data visualization

The middle number in an ordered set of data. If there is an even number of observations, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

• Mean

• Mode

• Median

• Range

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

• Mean

• Median

• Range

• Mode

An outlier is a value that is significantly higher or lower than the other values in a data set. What is an outlier in a data set?

• A value that is significantly higher or lower than the other values in a data set.

• A value that is exactly the same as the mean of the data set.

• A value that is the median of the data set.

• A value that is the most frequently occurring in the data set.