stats intro vocab

Question 1

statistics

Answer 1

scientific approach of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data and drawing conclusions

Question 2

variables

Answer 2

measurable conditions, events, characteristics, behaviors, etc.

Question 3

quantitative data

Answer 3

data measured in numbers

Question 4

continuous variable

Answer 4

variables that can take on any number between a minimum and maximum

Question 5

frequency table

Answer 5

a table to show how often something occured

Question 6

bar graph

Answer 6

horizontal or vertical bars displaying data

Question 7

stemplot

Answer 7

stem shows first digit and leaf shows all possible ending digits

Question 8

time series graph

Answer 8

data occuring over specific time ranges

Question 9

causation

Answer 9

variables relating to each other. a change in one causes a change in another

Question 10

median

Answer 10

measure of central tendency from smallest to largest

Question 11

individuals

Answer 11

what the data is representing/ describing

Question 12

categorical data

Answer 12

variables that represent names, labels, groups, non numerical values

Question 13

distribution

Answer 13

data that is grouped and shown frequency, where it falls

Question 14

relative frequency table

Answer 14

a data showing proportions or percentages of the frequency of data

Question 15

pie chart

Answer 15

circular chart divided into slices to show proportion. arc represent quantitative value

Question 16

histogram

Answer 16

vertical bars representing distribution of a certain event

Question 17

association

Answer 17

variables being connected due to lack of independence

Question 18

mean

Answer 18

sum of individual scores divided by total of indivudals

Question 19

range

Answer 19

distance between biggest and smallest variable

Question 20

discrete variable

Answer 20

variables that can only take on a certain number of values between a minimum and a maximum