SYMBOL-IC THINKING
MEAN GIRLS (AND MEDIANS TOO!)
SPREAD THE WORD
THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS: IT’S COMPLICATE
PI HARD
100

The meaning of this symbol.

𝑛

Sample Size

100

Find the mean of the following numbers: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.

15

100

The difference between the first quartile (Q1) and the third quartile (Q3) is known as this.

IQR or Inter-Quartile Range


100

Is the relationship positive or negative?

Positive coorelation

100

What is the standard shortened value of Pi?

3.14

200

The meaning of this symbol.

πœ‡

Population Mean

200

The data set {2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15}. What is the mode?

No Mode

200

Find the interquartile range (IQR) of the data set: 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.

IQR = 7

200

Is the relationship strong, moderate, or weak?

Weak

200

Pi is classified as this type of number because it never ends and never repeats.

Irrational Number

300

The meaning of this symbol.


sx

Sample Standard Deviation

300

When a data set has extreme outliers, this measure of center is the best choice

The median

300

Find the range of this data set: 12, 20, 15, 30, 25.

Range = 18

300

The coorelation coefficient of a regression line is r=-0.79. Is the relationship strong, moderate, or weak?

Moderate

300

In which ancient civilization was an early approximation of Ο€ first recorded?

Ancient Egypt


400

The meaning of this symbol.

π‘₯Μ„

Sample mean

400

If a dataset is skewed left, is the mean greater than or less than the median?

The mean is less than the median

400

This measure of spread describes the average distance of data points from the mean.

Standard Deviation

400

The coorelation coefficient of a regression line is r=1. Is the relationship strong, moderate, or weak?

Strong

400

Using Ο€ β‰ˆ 3.14, what is the circumference of a circle with a radius of 5?

31.4

500

The meaning of this symbol.

𝜎

Population Standard Deviation

500

Find the mean, median, and mode for this data set: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4.

(What are Mean = 2.4, Median = 2, and Mode = 2?)

500

If the standard deviation of a data set is 4, what is the variance?

Variance = 16

500

The linear regression equation of a relationship is Predicted y = 2.65 - .005 x. What is the slope of the equation?

-.005

500

A circular pool has a circumference of 31.4 feet. What is its radius?

r=5 feet

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