Data Vocab Review 1 Question Preview (ID: 18683)


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The _____ explains how each data set is represented.
a) bar
b) bin
c) key
d) outlier

A way of displaying data in either horizontal or vertical bars is a ______.
a) bar graph
b) box and whisker
c) circle graph
d) stem and leaf plot

Data that can only have whole numbers as a result is _____.
a) categorical
b) continuous
c) discrete
d) none of the above

Data that fits into exactly one of several groups is ________.
a) categorical
b) continuous
c) discrete
d) quantitative

A graph used to show the relationship of the parts to the whole or to each other is a ________.
a) bar graph
b) circle graph
c) line plot
d) stem and leaf plot

A graph that is used to represent two different data sets is a _________.
a) box and whisker
b) circle graph
c) double bar graph
d) stem and leaf

Data that is collected and includes values between whole numbers is _____.
a) Asymmetrical
b) continuous
c) discrete
d) Symmetrical

Data in which the frequencies are stacked on top of each other is a ______.
a) box and whisker
b) circle graph
c) double bar graph
d) stacked bar graph

Data collected that is placed on a numerical scale is ________.
a) categorical
b) quantitative
c) statistical
d) outlier

The number of times an item occurs in a data set is the _______.
a) bin
b) cluster
c) frequency
d) interval

Collecting, organizing and analyzing data is ________.
a) data analysis
b) experiment
c) survey
d) unheard of

A method of collecting data by asking a statistical question is a _______.
a) experiement
b) survey
c) bin
d) outlier

A characteristic of a population is a __________.
a) cluster
b) gap
c) parameter
d) statistic

A characteristic of a sample is a ________.
a) cluster
b) interval
c) parameter
d) statistic

A selection from a population is a __________
a) gap
b) interval
c) parameter
d) sample

The entire set of items from which data can be collected is a _______.
a) parameter
b) population
c) statistic
d) sample

Conducting a test to collect data is a __________.
a) experiment
b) data analysis
c) survey
d) statistical question

The facts or numbers that describe the result of an experiment or survey is _____.
a) clusters
b) data
c) gaps
d) intervals

A question about a population or sample is a _____.
a) parameter
b) sample
c) statistical question
d) polyquester

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