Data & Statistics Vocabulary

This term is used to describe the middle value of a data set when it is organized in ascending order. If there is an even number of observations, it is the average of the two middle numbers.

This statistical concept describes a function that shows all the possible values (or intervals) of the data and how often they occur. It is a comprehensive graph representing the distribution of a dataset.

This statistic is a measure of the central tendency of a data set, defined as the sum of all the data points divided by the number of data points.

This term describes the difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set.

Which type of graph is most useful for identifying outliers in a data set?

Which type of graph is best for showing the distribution of a continuous data set?

Which plot is specifically designed to visualize the central tendency, dispersion, and skewness of dataset distribution, often including outliers?

What feature of a histogram allows it to display the distribution of a dataset?

Which of the following is not a measure typically shown directly by a box plot?

In which type of graph are outliers most easily identified?

Which graph is best suited for comparing the frequency distributions of a dataset across several categories?

What is the primary feature of a histogram that differentiates it from a bar chart?