Categorical
Definitions
Stem And Leaf
Dot Plot
Graphs and Plots
100

The most common score of a data set. 

Mode

100

What is the range?

66 - 1 = 65

100

What do the dots represent?

Rating of Internet Cats

100


What type of graph is this?

Picture Graph

200

What is an outlier?

An extreme score that is very different from the other scores in a data set.

200

Which side are the tens? Which side are the ones?

Tens are on the left. Ones are on the right.

200

How many people were surveyed?

50 people

200

What type of graph is this?

Divided bar graph

300

How do I find the mean?

Divide the sum of scores by the number of scores

300

How many people were surveyed?

47

300

What is the range?

9

300


It only shows part of a scale. The scale is not regular and does not start at 0. It makes the average price difference much larger.

400

How do you find the median?

First arrange numbers smallest and largest. Then cross out scores in pairs of smallest and largest score. The median is either the last score remaining or a sum of the two scores divided by 2. 

400

What is the median?

32

400

What is the median?

8

400

Draw a dot plot to represent the following:
A survey of "How long does it take you to eat breakfast?" has these results:

Minutes:0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

People:  6 2 3 5 2 5 0 0 2 3  7   4   1
(i.e. 6 people spent 0 minutes)


500

How do you construct a stem-and-leaf plot? Use a diagram to illustrate your definition.

Construct two columns. The one of the left is the stem and is used to represent the "tens". The one of the right is the leaf and is used to represent the "ones".

500

What is the mean (2 dec pl)?

27.43478.. = 27.43

500

 

What is the mean?

7.44

500


Which team performed better? Team Seattle or Team Chicago? Why?

Mean(Seattle) = 12.5
Mean(Chicago) = 12.43
Seattle performed slightly better as it has a higher mean.