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WorksheetsAP Statistics Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 1,2,3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An individual about whom or which we have data.
a)
case
b)
units
c)
data
d)
sample
2.
Systematically recorded information, whether numbers or labels, together with it's context
a)
units
b)
case
c)
sample
d)
data
3.
All the cases we wish we knew about.
a)
data
b)
units
c)
population
d)
context
4.
Tells Who was measured, What was measured, How the data were collected, Where the data were collected, and When and Why the study was performed.
a)
subject
b)
context
c)
case
d)
respondent
5.
A categorical variable that records a unique value for each case, used to name or identify. → Quantitative Variable
a)
True
b)
False
6.
a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole
a)
pie chart
b)
bar chart
c)
line graph
d)
histogram
7.
a two-dimensional (rows x columns) table formed by 'cross-classifying' subjects or events on two categorical variables
a)
frequency table
b)
contingency table
c)
bar chart
8.
Displays the count (frequency) of observations in each category or class.
a)
contingency table
b)
frequency table
c)
segmented bar chart
9.
When a distribution is not symmetric and one tail stretches farther than the other.
a)
distribution
b)
skewed distribution
c)
symmetric distribution
d)
uniform distribution
10.
look for: single vs. multiple modes, symmetry vs. skewness, outliers and gaps
a)
Shape
b)
Mean
c)
Range
d)
Gap
11.
The place in the distribution of a variable that you'd point to if you wanted to attempt the impossible by summarizing the entire distribution with a single number. Includes the mean and the median.
a)
mean
b)
shape
c)
range
d)
center
12.
displays the 5 number summary as a central box, whiskers that extend to the nonoutlying data values, and any outliers shown
a)
dotplot
b)
frequency table
c)
boxplot
d)
histogram
13.
A numerical summary of how tightly the values are clustered around the center. Include IQR and standard deviation.
a)
shape
b)
spread
c)
mode
d)
range
14.
The most frequently occurring score in a distribution. A hump or local high point in the shape of a distribution.
a)
Mean
b)
Median
c)
Mode
d)
Shape
15.
Parts of a distribution that trail off on either side.
a)
mode
b)
tail
c)
height
d)
whisker
16.
Distance between highest and lowest scores in a set of data.
a)
Mode
b)
Median
c)
Mean
d)
Range
17.
uses adjacent bars to show the distribution of a quantitative variable
a)
Histogram
b)
Bar Chart
c)
Pie Chart
d)
Line graph
18.
Distribution with two modes.
a)
unimodal
b)
bimodal
c)
multimodal
d)
uniform
19.
Numbers that are much greater or much less than the other numbers in the set
a)
range
b)
mean
c)
outlier
d)
outsider
20.
A measure of variability that describes an average distance of every score from the mean.
a)
variance
b)
IQR
c)
standard deviation
d)
gap
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