Probabilities
Data Shapes
Symbol Interpretation
Concepts
Stat Calculations
100
Probabilities always have a value between ___ and ___
0 and 1 (0% and 100%)
100
A box plot with a wider right side of the box and a longer line extending to the right side.
right skewed
100
X ̅
X-bar, represents the mean
100
The entry 2 5 in a stem and leaf plot with leaf units of 0.1 represents a data value of _____
2.5
100
3, 8, 7, 8, 10. Find the mean.
7.2
200
The joint probability P(A and B) is found where in a probability table.
The inside of the table at the intersection of A and B
200
A data set in which the mean is equal to the median.
symmetrical
200
S
standard deviation
200
A cumulative relative frequency tells you what percentage of data values are _____ than a specified value.
less than
200
1, 1, 6, 10, 4, 9. Find the median.
5
300
In a study about the preference of coke or pepsi among males and females, the statement "45% of males prefer coke" is an example of a _____ probability
Conditional Probability
300
A histogram with it's peak roughly in the center of the chart.
symmetrical
300
P(B|A)
Probability of B given A, chance of B happening assuming A happens, conditional probability of B given A
300
The empirical rule states that about ____% of values will fall within 1 standard deviation from the mean.
68
300
14, 13, 14, 9, 9, 10, 4. Mean = 10.43. Std. Dev. = 3.33. Find the Z-scores of 14 and 4. Are either of these values outliers?
Z(14)=1.07 Z(4)=-1.93 Neither are outliers.
400
Conditional probabilities P(A|B) are found where in a probability table.
They are not found in a probability table. They are outside of the table.
400
A data set in which the mean is less than the median.
left skewed
400
n
sample size
400
What five values are needed to create a box plot?
minimum, 1st quartile(25th percentile), median(50th percentile), 3rd quartile(75th percentile), maximum
400
2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 19. Find the interquartile range.
13.5
500
If the two events A and B are independent, P(A and B)= _______
P(A) x P(B)
500
A histogram with it's peak on the right side of the chart.
left skewed
500
Z
Z-score, the number of standard deviations away from the mean a particular value is. Negative Z-score indicates below the mean, positive Z-score indicates above the mean.
500
Contingency tables are used to simultaneously summarize data on two ______ variables.
categorical
500
2, 2, 9, 4. Mean=4.25. Find the standard deviation.
3.30
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