Crossword Puzzle: Basic Statistics
Across
- 3. the largest value in a data set
- 5. this is the value that occurs most often in a data set, not all data sets have one of these
- 7. these handheld devices are a statisticians best friend, you might even have your own for math class
- 8. the difference between the largest and smallest value in a data set
- 9. a value in a data set is almost always followed by a ____, like kilogram (kg) or kilometer (km)
- 11. not Google Docs or Google Slides, this Google application is used by scientists to “crunch” numbers quickly and store data
- 12. the median value of a data set is found in the ___, when the values are lined up from largest to smallest or smallest to largest
- 13. the smallest value in a data set
- 15. two words, smaller than population size, the number of individuals included in a sample
Down
- 1. the “odd ball” value in a data set, these are unlike other values in the data set
- 2. the sample size is usually ___ than the population size, since it includes less values
- 4. two words, the number of individuals in a population
- 6. the fancy term for the branch of science that deals with the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data
- 10. when arranged from smallest to largest, this is the middle value in a data set
- 14. a fancy word for the average value in a data set