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Statistics
Math 4th qrtr
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Median | The measure of center |
| Mode | The value that occurs the most often |
| Range | Measure of variability |
| Interquartile range | The difference between the 3rd and 1st quartile |
| Outlier | A data point that varies significantly from the rest of the data. |
| Skewed-left | If the distribution has a long tail extending to the left |
| skewed-right | If the distribution has a long tail extending to the right |
| Symmetrical | A shape or data set that can be divided in half and make a mirror perfect image on both sides. |
| Bi-modal | When the data has two modes or humps |
| Uniform | When the data is the same or flat |
| Sample size | The number of data points collected in the sample |
| Mean absolute deviation | The average distance that the data points are from the mean. |
| Probability | The likelihood that an event will happen |
| Impossible | Will never happen |
| Certain | Will definitely happen |
| equally probable | Has the same likelihood of happening and not happening |
| unlikely | probably won't happen |
| Likely | probably will happen |
| Quartile one | Median of the first half of the data |
| Quartile Three | Median of the second half of the data |
| Mean | The average of all the data points |
| Complement of a statistical event | The opposite of the event. Includes all the outcomes that are not part of the original event. |