Statistics Vocabulary

The term or terms that appear most often in a data set

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

The middle term in a data set when ordered from least to greatest

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

When there is an outlier, the best measure of center is the

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

What is the visual display of the five-number summary?

• line plot

• dot plot

• boxplot

This group of numbers are already in order. What is the mean? (rounded to the nearest whole number)

23, 27, 32, 40, 42, 43, 46, 50, 50

• 23

• 39

• 42

• 50

A graph in which most of the data points are clustered near the lower values or the higher values is ___.

• symmetrical

• skewed

• natural

• stacked

A data point that is far away from other data points

• peak

• skewed

• cluster

• outlier

When there is no outlier, the best measure of center is the

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

when the data represents a vote or you are trying to use a word to represent data, the best measure of center is the

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

A graph is ____ when the same number of data points fall above and below the peak.

• symmetrical

• skewed

• clustered