Stats Definitions
The data point that occurs the most in the set
Mode
Find the median of the data set below:
3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 18, 25, 50, 100
12
What is the mode of the following data set?
12, 11, 9, 9, 11, 15, 17, 3, 9, 5, 2
9
How do I find the area of a rectangle?
Length times width
What is the area of a triangle with a length of 4 and a height of 6?
12
Mean
Find the mode of the data set below:
2, 5, 2, 4, 2 ,4, 9 ,2, 3 ,4, 2, 7, 4, 8, 8, 7, 2
2
What are two characteristics of a statistical question?
- answers must vary
- most be specific to a certain group
How do I find the area of a triangle?
Length times width divided by 2
What is the area of a rectangle that has a base of 12 and a height of 22?
264
The difference between the highest data point and the lowest data point
Range
Find the range of the data set:
15, 2, 11, 28, 5, 9, 13, 10
26
The minimum of a data set is 2, the range is 18. What is the maximum of the data set?
20
How do I find the volume of a prism?
length times width times height
What is the height of a rectangle if the area is 300 and the length is 15?
20
The data point in the middle of the data set
Median
Find the mean of the following data set:
5, 10, 15, 20, 20
14
If the mean and the median are both the same number, what is the missing number?
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, ____
18
How do you find the surface area of a net?
Find the area for each individual shape (length times width) and add all the shapes together.
What is the volume of a rectangular prism with a height of 15, width of 12, and a base of 10?
1,800
To find this, you first find the median of a data set and then the median of the upper half and the median of the lower half and subtract the two.
IQR
If the mean and the median are both 12, then what is the missing number?
2, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, ___
21
What is the interquartile range of the following data set?
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
6
What is special about a cube?
A cube is made up of squares, which means that all sides of a square/cube are equal.
How many cubes with a side length of 1/2 will fit in a prism with a length of 3, height of 7, and a base of 6?
1,008