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A numerical value used as a summary measure for a population.

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Population Parameter

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A numerical value used as summary measure for a sample.

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Sample Statistic

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A sample statistic used to estimate the corresponding population parameter.

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Point Estimator

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A measure of central location computed by summing the data values and dividing by the number of observations.

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Mean

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A measure of central location provided by the value in the middle when the data are arranged in ascending order.

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Median

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A measure of location defined as the value that occurs at the greatest frequency.

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Mode

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The mean obtained by assigning each observation a weight that reflects its importance.

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Weighted Mean

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A measure of location that is calculated by finding the nth root of the product of n values.

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Geometric Mean

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A measure of location that is calculated by removing a percentage of the smallest and largest values from a data set, then calculating the average of the remaining values.

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Trimmed Mean

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A value such that at least p% of the observations are less than or equal to this value and at least (100 - p)% of the observations are greater than or equal to this value.

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Percentile

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The 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles which can be used to divide a data set into four parts, with each part containing approximately 25% of the data.

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Quartiles

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A measure of variability defined to be the largest value minus the smallest value.

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Range

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A measure of variability defined to be the difference between the third and first quartiles.

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Interquartile Range (IQR)

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A technique that uses the smallest value, first quartile, median, third quartile, and largest value to summarize the data set.

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Five-Number Summary

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A graphical summary of data based on a five-number summary.

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Boxplot

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A measure of variability based on the squared deviations of the data values about the mean.

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Variance

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A measure of variability computed by taking the positive square root of the variance.

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Standard Deviation

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A measure of relative variability computed by dividing the standard deviation by the mean and multiplying by 100.

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Coefficient of Variation

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Name the descriptive statistic described by the following statement: The sample standard deviation is 18.2% of the value of the sample mean.

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Coefficient of Variation

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Name the descriptive statistic that is useful for comparing the variability of variables that have different standard deviations and different means.

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Coefficient of Variation

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Name the descriptive statistic that 1) finds the distance from the mean for each data value, and then 2) finds the average of those distances.

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Standard Deviation

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A higher coefficient of variation means the data set is more variable / less variable.

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More Variable

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A value computed by dividing the deviation of a data value from the mean by the standard deviation.

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Z-score

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Another name for a standard score.

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Z-score

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An unusually small or unusually large data value.
Outlier
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A measure of the shape of a data distribution.
Skewness
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If the data is skewed to the left, the skewness is positive / negative.
Negative
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If the data is skewed to the right, the skewness is positive / negative.
Positive
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A symmetric data distribution has a skewness equal to _________ .
Zero
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A theorem that can be used to make statements about the proportion of data values that must be within a specified number of standard deviations of the mean.
Chebyshev's Theorem
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A rule that can be used to compute the percentage of data values that must be within one, two, and three standard deviations of the mean for data that exhibit a bell-shaped distribution.
Empirical Rule
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A measure of linear association between two variables.
Covariance
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A positive covariance indicates a positive / negative linear relationship.
Positive
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A negative covariance indicates a positive / negative linear relationship.
Negative
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A measure of linear association between two variables that takes on values between -1 and +1.
Correlation Coefficient
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If a correlation coefficient value is near +1, this indicates a 1) strong / weak 2) positive / negative linear relationship.
1) Strong | 2) Positive
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If a correlation coefficient value is near -1, this indicates a 1) strong / weak 2) positive / negative linear relationship.
1) Strong | 2) Negative
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If a correlation coefficient value is near zero, this indicates...
A lack of linear relationship
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What are two methods of detecting outliers?
``` Z-score Interquartile Range (Fences) ```
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When using z-scores to identify outliers, a data value with a z-score greater than ____ or less than ____ is treated as an outlier.
+3 | -3
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When using the IQR (fences) to identify outliers, a data value is classified as an outlier if it is greater than the ______ ______ or less than the _______ _______ .
Upper Limit | Lower Limit
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How do you compute the upper limit?
Q3 + 1.5 (IQR)
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How do you compute the lower limit?
Q1 - 1.5 (IQR)
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What are three reasons a data set may contain outliers?
1) A data value was incorrectly recorded 2) An observation was incorrectly included in the data set 3) A data value is unusual, but it was recorded correctly and should be included in the data set
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The ______ _______ states that for data sets with a bell-shaped distribution, almost all the data values will be within ___ standard deviations of the mean.
Empirical Rule | 3
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Of the two methods for detecting outliers, the _______ method cannot be used for data sets that do not have a bell-shaped curve.
Z-score
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The correlation coefficient indicates the ________ and ________ of a linear relationship.
Strength | Direction
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The value of a correlation coefficient will always be between ____ and ____ .
-1 | +1
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The equations for variance, standard deviation, and covariance for a sample have a denominator of (n-1) because (n-1) provides a(n) ________ ________ for a sample.
Unbiased Estimate
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What are four types of means?
Mean Weighted Mean Geometric Mean Trimmed Mean
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Which mean is used when analyzing rates of change over several successive periods?
Geometric Mean
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Which mean is used when outliers are present?
Trimmed Mean
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Standard deviation is the square root of the ________ .
Variance
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L sub p equals...
Location of the pth percentile
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According to the _________ _________ , ____ % of the data values will be within one standard deviation of the mean for data sets that exhibit a bell-shaped distribution.
Empirical Rule | 68%
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According to the _________ _________ , ____ % of the data values will be within two standard deviation of the mean for data sets that exhibit a bell-shaped distribution.
Empirical Rule | 95%
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A price index for a given item that is computed by dividing a current unit price by a base-period unit price and multiplying the result by 100.
Price Relative
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A composite price index based on the prices of a group of items.
Aggregate Price Index
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A composite price index in which the prices of the items in the composite are weighted by their relative importance.
Weighted Aggregate Price Index
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A weighted aggregate price index in which the weight for each item is its current-period quantity.
Paasche Index
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A weighted aggregate price index in which the weight for each item is its base-period quantity.
Laspeyres Index
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An index designed to measure changes in quantities over time.
Quantity Index
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A monthly price index that uses the price changes in a market basket of consumer goods and services to measure the changes in consumer prices over time.
Consumer Price Index
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A monthly price index designed to measure changes in prices of goods sold in primary markets (i.e. first purchase of a commodity in non-retail markets).
Producer Price Index
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A quantity index designed to measure changes in the physical volume or production levels of industrial goods over time.
Industrial Production Index
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Aggregate price indexes designed to show price trends and movements associated with common stocks.
Dow Jones Averages
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Name 7 measures of position.
``` Mean Median Mode Weighted Mean Geometric Mean Percentiles Quartiles ```
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Name 5 measures of variation.
``` Range Interquartile Range Variance Standard Deviation Coefficient of Variation ```
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Name 1 measure of distribution shape.
Skewness
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Name 3 measures of relative location.
Z-scores Chebyshev's Theorem Empirical Rule
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What are the 5 numbers in a five-number summary?
``` Minimum Q1 Median (Q2) Q3 Maximum ```
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In a boxplot, the ends of the box represent the ______ and ______ .
First Quartile | Third Quartile
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In a boxplot, the vertical line drawn in the box represents the _______ .
Median
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In a boxplot, the horizontal lines extending from each end of the box are also known as _______ .
Whiskers
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In a boxplot, the horizontal lines extend to the _______ and ________ values inside / outside the limits.
Smallest Largest Inside
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In a boxplot, the asterisks represent _______ .
Outliers
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Name 2 measures of association between two variables.
Covariance | Correlation Coefficient
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According to the _________ _________ , ____ % of the data values will be within three standard deviation of the mean for data sets that exhibit a bell-shaped distribution.
Empirical Rule | 99.7%
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What is the Excel function for: the minimum value?
MIN
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What is the Excel function for: the maximum value?
MAX
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What is the Excel function for: the mean?
AVERAGE
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What is the Excel function for: addition?
SUM
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What is the Excel function for: multiplication?
PRODUCT
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What is the Excel function for: the median?
MEDIAN
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What is the Excel function for: counting the number of cells that contain numbers?
COUNT
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What is the Excel function for: square root?
SQRT
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What is the Excel function for: finding one mode?
MODE.SNGL
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What is the Excel function for: finding more than one mode?
MODE.MULT
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What is the Excel function for: finding quartiles?
QUARTILE.EXC
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What is the Excel function for: finding percentiles?
PERCENTILE.EXC
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What is the Excel function for: population variance?
VAR.P
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What is the Excel function for: sample variance?
VAR.S
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What is the Excel function for: population standard deviation?
STDEV.P
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What is the Excel function for: sample standard deviation?
STDEV.S
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What is the Excel function for: z-score?
STANDARDIZE
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What is the Excel function for: sample covariance?
COVARIANCE.S
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What is the Excel function for: correlation coefficient?
CORREL
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What is the Excel function for: counting the number of cells that are not blank?
COUNTA
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What will the Excel function OR(A1,B1) return?
TRUE if the data set contains either A1 or B1. | FALSE if the data set does not contain A1 or B1.
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x bar = Σ xi/n
Sample Mean
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μ = Σ xi/N
Population Mean
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x bar = Σwi*xi/Σwi
Weighted Mean
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x bar g = [(x1)(x2)...(xn)]^(1/n)
Geometric Mean
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Q3 - Q1 = ____
Interquartile Range
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σ^2 = Σ (xi-μ)^2/N
Population Variance
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s^2 = Σ (xi-x bar)^2/(n-1)
Sample Variance
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s = sqrt(s^2)
Sample Standard Deviation
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σ = sqrt(σ^2)
Population Standard Deviation
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(Standard Deviation/Mean)(100)%
Coefficient of Variation
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zi = (xi-x bar)/s
Z-score for a Sample
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sxy = Σ (xi-x bar)(yi-y bar)/(n-1)
Sample Covariance
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σxy = Σ (xi-μx)(yi-μy)/N
Population Covariance
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rxy = sxy/(sx)(sy)
Sample Correlation Coefficient
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ρxy = σxy/(σx)(σy)
Population Correlation Coefficient
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[(Price in period t)/(Base period price)](100)
Price Relative
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It = Σ Pit/Σ Pi0 (100)
Unweighted Aggregate Price Index
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It = Σ Pit*Qi/Σ Pi0*Qi (100)
Weighted Aggregate Price Index
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wi = Pi0*Qi
Weighting Factor for Weighted Aggregate Quantity Indexes
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It = Σ Qit*wi/Σ Qi0*wi (100)
Weighted Aggregate Quantity Index

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