a set of people or things to study or ask a question about

What is a statistical question?

A question that is answered by collecting data with variation in responses

What is sample space?

the list of all possible outcomes for a chance experiment

tells you how many of each value or category there are in a data set

How is mean calculated?

by adding all the values together then dividing by the number of values

How is range calculated?

by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value

a sample in which every entry in the population has an equal chance

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1
Interquartile range is a measure of variability
True
False
2
Range is a measure of center
True
False
3
What is the population for this statistical question: How many BBCS siblings ride the bus to and from school?
BBCS students
BBCS siblings who ride the bus
BBCS students who ride the bus
siblings who ride the bus
4
Define population
a measure of variation, calculated by subtracting the min from the max
a number between 0 and 1
a set of people or things to study or ask a question about
a characteristic that is determined by using data
5
Selecting a yellow M&M
Compound event
Simple event
6
What is a statistical question?
A question that poses a theoretical situation in the future
A question that does not require an answer but is meant to pusuade
a question that cannot be answered with a simple yes or no
A question that is answered by collecting data with variation in responses
7
Selecting a seventh grade student
Simple event
Compound event
8
What is the population for this statistical question: Where do Massachusetts college students grocery shop?
people who shop in grocery stores
Massachusetts college students
students who cook
Massachusetts high school students
9
Selecting a seventh grade student and a student who walked to school
Compound event
Simple event
10
What is sample space?
the list of all possible outcomes for a chance experiment
the measure of how likely something is to happen
an event that consists of more than one outcome
an event of a single outcome
11
Define distribution
measures the difference between the 1st and 3rd quartiles of the data set
tells you how many of each value or category there are in a data set
a set of people or things to study or ask questions about
12
Median is a measure of variability
True
False
13
Mean is a measure of center
False
True
14
How is mean calculated?
by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value
by adding all the values together then dividing by the number of values
by counting the most frequent data point in the set
a number between 0 and 1 that answers a specific question
15
How is range calculated?
a number between 0 and 1 that answers a specific question
by adding all the values together then dividing by the number of values
by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value
by counting the most frequent data point in the set
16
Define random sample
a sample in which every entry in the population has an equal chance
a subset of a population in a study from which data is collected
tells you how many of each value or category there are in a data set
a sample that closely resembles the distribution of the population
17
Selecting a winter month and rolling a 4 on a die
Compound event
Simple event

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