Statistics Vocabulary

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What is the Mean of a data set?

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The average.

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

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Upper Quartile.

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

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median.

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What is a Histogram?

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A way of displaying data using vertical or horizontal bars that indicates frequency.

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The interquartile range is ___

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upper quartile minus lower quartile.

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What is the Median of a data set?

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The value in the middle of the data set.

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What is the Mode of a data set?

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The most common value.

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What does Outlier mean in statistics?

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A value that is significantly different from the other values in a data set.

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What is a Box Plot?

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A graphical representation of the distribution of a data set based on a five-number summary.

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What is the Range of a data set?

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The difference between the maximum and minimum values.