WorksheetsData Sets and Distributions
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
the difference between the greatest and least value in a set of data
Mode
Range
Median
Mean
has data values that are words (usually) instead of numbers
Categorical Data
Numerical Data
Quartile
Statistical Question
a graphical display that shows frequency or the number of times a value occurs
Box Plot
Histogram
Dot Plot
Data Set
Which statement is best supported by the box plot?
The mean of the data is 85.
There were 98 students included in the data.
The median of the data is 85.
Half of the students scored between 68 and 94.
Which best describes the mean of a data set?
The average, and the "fair share" of your data points
The most common value in the data set
The middle value in a data set when your values are ordered
The difference between the maximum and minimum
What is the median of the data set:
0, 0, 3, 4, 5
0
5
3
2.4
A description that shows data spread out to the left or right
Variablility
Spread
Skew
Distribution
The measure of how far the numbers in a data set are away from the mean or the median
Variablility
Spread
Skew
Distribution
Numbers that are much greater or much less than the other numbers in the set
Spread
Quartile
Outlier
Range
What is the range?
the middle number of the set of data
when you add the data together and divide by the number of values - find the average
the value that occurs the most often
the largest number minus the smallest number
quartile 3 minus quartile 1
What is the Interquartile Range (IQR)?
the middle number of the set of data
when you add the data together and divide by the number of values - find the average
the value that occurs the most often
the largest number minus the smallest number
quartile 3 minus quartile 1
A division of the total into four intervals, each one representing one-fourth of the total
Variablility
Spread
Quartile
Distribution
