Statistics Quiz

What is the definition of "Percentage"?

• A calculation of the degree of change in a value over time

• A part of a whole, a proportion out of 100

• A category of statistics that describes the central value of a set of data

• A measure of variability in a data set

What does "Percentage change" refer to?

• A part of a whole, a proportion out of 100

• A calculation of the degree of change in a value over time

• A category of statistics that describes the central value of a set of data

• A measure of variability in a data set

What are "Measures of central tendency"?

• A calculation of the degree of change in a value over time

• A part of a whole, a proportion out of 100

• A category of statistics that describes the central value of a set of data

• A measure of variability in a data set

What is the term for a statistic that is the average value of a set of data?

• Median

• Mode

• Mean

• Range

What is the middle value in an ordered set of data called?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Standard Deviation

Which term describes the value that occurs most frequently within a set of data?

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Variance

What is the category of statistics that describe the distribution of data?

• Measures of central tendency

• Measures of variability

• Measures of frequency

• Measures of correlation

What is a statistic that shows the spread of the data around the mean?

• Standard deviation

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

Which of the following is a way to display data and/or summary statistics clearly?

• Table

• Histogram

• Pie chart

• Scatter plot

What is a way to display numerical and continuous data?

• Line graph

• Bar chart

• Pie chart

• Venn diagram