Statistics Vocab Quiz

"Collection of facts"

• statistical questions

• categorical data

• data

• numerical data

Represents characteristics and is often sorted into groups

• statistical questions

• categorical data

• data

• numerical data

Represents values that can be measured

• statistical questions

• categorical data

• data

• numerical data

The two criteria have to be met: the question must be able to be answered by data and the data must vary

• statistical questions

• categorical data

• data

• numerical data

A way of summarizing the data by providing a central point of data

• measure of variability

• measure of center

• mean

• median

a measure of center in which the average of the data is taken

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

a measure of center in which the middle of the data is determined

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

a way of describing how spread out the data is

• measure of variability

• measure of center

• mean

• median

a measure of variability that represents the spread of data

• measure of variability

• range

• interquartile range

• mean absolute deviation

a measure of variability that splits the data into four equal sized quartiles

• measure of variability

• range

• interquartile range

• mean absolute deviation