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why was the rabbit upset?
He was having a bad hare day
Height and weight are examples of this data type.
(What is quantitative data?)
This is the average in a set of data.
What is the mean?
This graph uses dots to show individual data points.
What is a Dotplot?
A distribution with one clear peak is described using this term.
What is unimodal?
what type of dog does tricks?
What is a Labracadabra?
This type of data uses nonnumerical data points
What is categorical Data?
This is the middle number in a set of data.
What is the median
This graph groups data into bars that are touching each other.
What is a histogram
This term describes a distribution where the right tail is longer than the left.
What is right-skewed?
why couldnt the pirate play cards?
Because he was sitting on the deck
Are zip codes an example of categorical or quantitative data
What is Categorical data
When is it more appropriate to use the median rather than the mean?
When the graph is skewed or contains outliers
This plot divides data into quartiles and displays the median, spread, and outliers.
What is a boxplot?
Name the four key features used to describe a distribution.
What are shape, center, spread, and outliers?
What do sea monsters eat?
What is Fish and Ships?
Give an example of a discrete and continuous variable.
Answers may vary. (Height is an example for continuous, and number of siblings for discrete)
This measure tells you how far a typical point is from the mean.
What is the standard deviation?
Which type of graph is best for comparing the distribution shape of two small data sets?
What is a back-to-back stem plot (or comparative dotplot)?
If a distribution is symmetric, which two measures of center are approximately equal?
What are the mean and median?
why dont you ever see an elephant hiding in a tree?
because theyre really good at it
Determine whether the data is discrete quantitative, continuous quantitative, or categorical. A hospital records the patient's temperatures.
What is continuous quantitative data?
you have a data set with the numbers 3, 5, 5, 7, and 10. What is the IQR
What is 4?
You are given a skewed distribution. Which graph would best display the skew and potential outliers clearly?
What is a boxplot?
This shape has two clear peaks and may suggest the presence of two different groups.
What is bimodal?