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Which term accurately defines 'statistics'?
Which term accurately defines 'statistics'?
- The study of shapes and sizes
- The study of language patterns
- The science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting numerical data (correct)
- The study of historical events
In a frequency table, each entry represents:
In a frequency table, each entry represents:
- The range of the data set
- The frequency of occurrence of each data value (correct)
- The mean of the data set
- The sum of the data values
Temperature measured in degrees Celsius is considered:
Temperature measured in degrees Celsius is considered:
- Nominal data
- Quantitative data (correct)
- Categorical data
- Qualitative data
If the median is 20 and the mode is 25 in a data set, the mean could be:
If the median is 20 and the mode is 25 in a data set, the mean could be:
Which measure of central tendency is most affected by outliers?
Which measure of central tendency is most affected by outliers?
In a box plot, the median is represented by:
In a box plot, the median is represented by:
What does a histogram display?
What does a histogram display?
If a data set has two distinct values that occur most frequently, what is this condition called?
If a data set has two distinct values that occur most frequently, what is this condition called?
Which measure of central tendency is best used to describe the 'typical' value in a data set?
Which measure of central tendency is best used to describe the 'typical' value in a data set?
In a box plot, which part represents the range of the data?
In a box plot, which part represents the range of the data?
If the range of a data set is 50 and the median is 30, which of the following statements is true?
If the range of a data set is 50 and the median is 30, which of the following statements is true?
What is the mode of the following data set: 5, 7, 9, 5, 11, 5, 7?
What is the mode of the following data set: 5, 7, 9, 5, 11, 5, 7?
Which measure of central tendency is unaffected by extreme values or outliers?
Which measure of central tendency is unaffected by extreme values or outliers?
If a data set has a mode of 10 and a range of 20, what can be determined about the shape of the distribution?
If a data set has a mode of 10 and a range of 20, what can be determined about the shape of the distribution?
What type of data is 'hair color'?
What type of data is 'hair color'?
