Measures of Relative Standing Quiz and Flashcards

True or False: The z-score measures the number of standard deviations above or below the mean of the data.

True or False: The percentile is the value below which a certain percentage of the data values fall.

True or False: Quartiles divide a ranked data set into three equal groups.

True or False: The median of a ranked list is always the middle number.

True or False: The mode is the number that occurs most frequently in a list of numbers.

Which measure of relative position is the number of standard deviations above or below the mean of the data?

What is the 𝒑 percentile of a data set?

What is the mode of a list of numbers?

What is the median of a ranked list of numbers?

What do quartiles do to a ranked data set?

What is a percentile?

What is 'mode' in statistics?

What do quartiles do?

Z-Score: Indicates how many standard deviations a data value is from the mean; a higher z-score signifies a value farther from the mean.
Percentile: A statistical measure where a value is the pth percentile if p% of the data values fall below it, helping to understand the relative standing within a data set.
Quartiles: Three critical values (Q1, Q2, Q3) that divide a ranked data set into four equal parts, providing insights about the distribution of data points.

Median Calculation: The middle value of a ranked list; if n (number of values) is odd, it’s the center number; if even, it’s the average of the two center numbers.

Definition: A list of numbers arranged in order, either from smallest to largest or vice versa, facilitating comparisons within the data set.

Mode Definition: The number that appears most frequently in a list; lists can have one mode, multiple modes, or no mode at all, indicating different patterns of frequency.