Quiz 9

Question 1

Value

Answer 1

any measure applied to an individual as opposed to a population

Question 2

Population measure

Answer 2

measure applied to a population as opposed to an individual

Question 3

Sample statistic

Answer 3

an estimate of a population parameter

Question 4

Normal distribution

Answer 4

the statistical distribution that appears graphically as a symmetric, bell-shaped curve

Question 5

Mode

Answer 5

the most frequently occurring value(s) in a distribution (data set)

Question 6

Median

Answer 6

the midpoint, or physical center, of a distribution (data set) when the values are arranged sequentially

Question 7

Mean

Answer 7

the sum of the measurements (values) divided by the number of measurements (values)

Question 8

Range

Answer 8

the difference between the largest and smallest observation on individuals in a population

Question 9

Variation

Answer 9

the difference among individuals in a population

Question 10

Distribution of averages

Answer 10

average effect of many genes

Question 11

Measures of Central Tendency (3)

Answer 11

mean
median
mode

Question 12

Measures of Variation (3)

Answer 12

range
variance
standard deviation

Question 13

Variance

Answer 13

measure of variation

Question 14

Standard deviation

Answer 14

mathematical measure of variation that can be thought of as an average deviation from the mean
square root of the variance