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AP STATS terms 1
AP STATS terms (page one)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Categorical Variable | A categorical variable places an individual into one of several groups or categories. |
| Quantitative Variable | A quantitative variable has numerical values and it makes sense to find the average value. |
| Association | There is an association between two variables if knowing the value of one variable helps to predict the value of the other. |
| Mean | Average value of the observations. |
| Median | Midpoint of the values. Also called Q2. |
| First, Third Quartiles | Q1 has about one-fourth (25%) of the observations below it, and Q3 has about three-fourths (75%) of the observations below it. |
| Interquartile Range | IQR is the range of the middle 50% of the observations. IQR=Q3-Q1. |