Symmetric, bell-shaped curves that are described by mean and standard deviations.
What is a normal curve?
100
Name the lurking variable: 76% of people describe their cars as "elegant" when priced over $10,000
answers will vary
100
Objects described by a set of data.
What are individuals?
100
What country is Lorenzo from?
A.) Poland
B.) Germany
C.) Italy
D.) Switzerland
C
200
What digit is assigned to come between 23 and 25?
What is 24?
200
A long-term upward or downward movement over time.
What is trend?
200
T or F: Lurking variable make the statistic more significant
false
200
The part of the population from which we actually collect data.
What is the sample?
200
What is Kellys middle name?
a.) Hanna
b.) Marie
c.) Nicole
d.) Leah
A
300
There are 20 individuals answering questions. Only 3 agree to be completely honest. What digits do we assign those 3?
What is 0,1 and 2?
300
True or False: Pictograms can distort what the eye sees and reveal misleading information.
What is true?
300
Name a lurking variable for this statistic: 50% of students have missed over 5 days of school
answers will vary
300
A survey that attempts to include the entire population, taken every 10 years.
What is a census?
300
What is the most watched sport on tv?
a.) Baseball
b.) Soccer
c.) Football
d.) Ping Pong
What is c.) Football?
400
True or False: If there is 10 individuals, three individuals can be labeled 11, 3 and 10.
What is False?
400
A chart that shows percentages and the data adds up to 100%.
What is a pie chart?
400
T or F: Observational studies and one-track experiments that apply to a singe treatment often fail to produce useful data because confounding with lurking variables make it possible
True
400
Something that deliberately imposes some treatment on individuals to collect data.
What is an experiment?
400
Mr. Jackson's favorite class period.
What is 2nd Period Statistics?
500
There are 10 soccer players. 6 get sicks. What digits are assigned to those 6 players?
What is 0,1,2,3,4, and 5?
500
A graph that shows the distribution of a quantitative variable.
What is a histogram?
500
An observational study indicates a psoitive association between the average global temperature and national science foundation budget. Which of the following are possible lurking variables in this study?
a.) US population size
b.) public interest levels in alternative energy
c.) both 1 and 2
d.) neither 1 nor 2
D
500
A measurment that overstates or understates the true value measured.