Data & Statistics Vocab Review

A measure of variability that shows the difference between the third and first quartiles in a data set, representing the middle half of the data.

• range
• interquartile range
• mean
• mean absolute deviation

A measure of center that finds the sum of all the values in a data set divided by the number of data values. It is also called the average.

• mean
• median
• mode
• range

A measure of center that shows the middle number in an ordered set of data.

• mean
• median
• mode
• range

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

• outlier
• inlier
• immalier
• sublier

A measure of variability that shows the difference between the greatest and least values in the data set.

• range
• interquartile range
• standard deviation
• mean absolute deviation

The median of the upper half of a data set; also called the upper quartile.

• first quartile
• second quartile
• third quartile
• median

A measure of variability that shows the average distance each value is from the mean.

• mean

• mean absolute deviation

• median

• maximum

In a data display, a grouping of data that is close together.

• cluster
• median
• peak
• gap

A measure of center that represents the value or values that appear the most often in a data set.

• mode
• median
• range
• mean

The largest value in a data set.

• minimum
• maximum
• range
• mode