Vocabulary
Data and Designing Studies
Normal Distributions
Probability
**Random!**
100

Study that attempts to collect data from every individual in the population

What is a census? 

100

This is required in order for a study to be called an experiment.

What is a treatment? 

100

This is the total area under a density curve. 

What is 1? 

100
Events that cannot happen at the same time. (Ex being late and being on time)

What is mutually exclusive? 

100

The amount Mariah Carey has made off of "All I Want for Christmas is You". (Within $10 M)

$72 Million

200

The average distance from the mean

What is Standard Deviation?

200

The blocks in an experiment where patients are first divided into groups of people suffering from asthma, diabetes, and high blood pressure, and then treated by a doctor or a nurse practitioner. 

What are asthma, diabetes, and high blood pressure?


200

This is the formula for z scores.

What is 

z=(x-mu)/sigma

200

The probability that someone plays football and cricket. 

What is 0.1875?

200

If measured by area and population, this NYC borough alone would be the 2nd largest city in the United States. 

What is Brooklyn? 

300

Experimental group whos primary purpose is to provide a baseline for comparing the effects of other treatments

What is a control group? 

300

The amount of data that is found between Q1 and Q3. 

What is 50%?

300

In a Normal distribution, the amount of data that is within 1 standard deviation of the mean. 

What is 68%?

300

Our class has 16 people from Queens and 10 people from Brooklyn. What is the probability that I would randomly select 2 students and they would both be from Queens? 

What is 0.3692?

300

The planets of our solar system in order. 

What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 

400

The 5 things to talk about when describing a distribution.

What is CSOCS? Context, Shape, Outliers, Center, Spread

400

This measure of center is resistant to outliers. 

What is the median? 

400

The probability of getting your presents stolen by the Grinch based on miles from Mt. Crumpit is Normally distributed, with a mean of 7 and a standard deviation of 4.1. 

This is the probability of having my presents stolen if I live 5 miles from Mt. Crumpit.

What is 0.3128?

400

The following table shows goals scored in World Cup games. What is the expected value of the distribution? 

What is 1.45?

400

The number of countries in the world. (Within 15)

What is 195?

500

Sample obtained by dividing the populations into groups, and then using SRS to select one of those groups, and surveying every individual in that group. 

What is a cluster sample? 

500

These are the formulas for determining outliers.

What is Q3+1.5(IQR) or Q1-1.5(IQR)?

500

Test scores for Unit 4 were Normally distributed with a mean of 85 and a standard deviation of 3.2. This test score was at the 90th percentile. 

What is 89.1?

500

96% of seniors have iPhones and 68% wear glasses. 54% of seniors wear glasses and have iPhones. What is the probability that a senior wears glasses, given they have an iPhone? 

What is 0.5625?

500

This Brazilian goalie has the Guiness World Record for longest ever drop kick. 

Who is Ederson? 

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