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Statistics Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

the interquartile range is ___

a)

max minus upper quartile

b)

upper quartile minus lower quartile

c)

max minus min

d)

lower quartile minus min

2.

To find the median by looking at the data, you should ___

a)

find the middle number

b)

put the numbers in order from least to greatest first

c)

find out how many repeat

d)

subtract the first and last number

3.

If you have an outlier, the _____ is used to describe the data.

a)

mean

b)

median

c)

mode

4.

What is the term for the median of the upper half of the data?

a)

Upper Quartile

b)

Lower Quartile

c)

Median

d)

Minimum

5.

The FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT step when answering questions about numerical data is to....

a)

Put the numbers in order from LEAST to GREATEST

b)

Put the numbers in order from GREATEST to LEAST

c)

Get rid of the even numbers

d)

Get rid of the odd numbers

6.

When a distribution has the same shape on both sides of a middle point, it is considered

a)

even

b)

equivalent

c)

aesthetic

d)

symmetrical

7.

If there is not an outlier, the _____ is used to describe the data.

a)

mean

b)

median

c)

mode

8.

What is a box and whisker plot?

a)

A diagram that summarizes data us-ing median, upper quartile and lower quartile, and extreme values (maximum and minimum)

b)

A diagram that summarizes data us-ing mode, upper quartile and lower quartile, and extreme values (maximum and minimum)

c)

A diagram that summarizes data us-ing mean, upper quartile and lower quartile, and extreme values (maximum and minimum)

d)

A diagram that summarizes data us-ing median and extreme values (maximum and minimum) only

9.

What is a Histogram?

a)

A way of displaying data using images that indicates frequency

b)

A way of displaying historical events using verti-cal or horizontal bars.

c)

A way of displaying data using verti-cal or horizontal bars that indicates frequency

d)

A way of displaying historical data on instagram that indicates frequency

10.

What is Interquartile Range (IQR)?

a)

The difference between the maximum and the minimum

b)

The difference between the upper quartile and the lower quartile (first and third quartiles)

11.

What is the maximum? (more than one correct response)

a)

Upper extreme

b)

The greatest number in a set of data

c)

The number in a set of data having the least value

d)

The most frequent number in a set of data

12.

What is the Mean of a data set?

a)

The average

b)

The most common

c)

The value in the middle of the data set

d)

The maximum minus the minimum

13.

What is the Mean Absolute Deviation?

a)

The average distance of each data value from the mode

b)

The average distance of each data value from the mean

c)

The average distance of each data value from the median

14.

What are examples of Measures of Center?

a)

Mean and Median

b)

Range and Mean Absolute Deviation

15.

What is the Median?

a)

The middle number in a set of data

b)

The most common number in a set of data

c)

The average

d)

The maximum minus the minimum