Stats L Fall Semester Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. A numerical measure for the correlation and denoted by the letter r
  2. 6. A branch of statistics that summaries what is known
  3. 7. A sample taken by assigning a number and then every nth is selected
  4. 12. A graph where the data is grouped into classes and plotted as bars to show the frequency within each class
  5. 15. Claims that vary from person to person and cannot be supported by observation
  6. 17. Value used to indicate outliers in the lower half of the data
  7. 18. Predicting pas the known values of the x-variable
  8. 19. When a sample accurately represents its population
  9. 22. The difference between the actual value and the predicted value
  10. 23. The variable found on the y-axis of a scatterplot
  11. 24. A distribution with one hill
  12. 25. The law that an infinite number of values for random variables will create a normal curve
  13. 27. A survey of a sample
  14. 32. Outcomes chosen by chance
  15. 35. A conditional distribution that is significantly different than the marginal distribution
  16. 36. The middle value when in order from least to greatest
  17. 38. Symbol used for the mean
  18. 41. Any data point that would significantly change the slope if removed
  19. 44. A graph used to display the relationship between two quantitative variables
  20. 45. The degree of distortion or asymmetry in a statistical distribution
  21. 46. A numerical summary obtained from the population
  22. 47. information collected from a sample
  23. 48. Any point that is further than 1.5(IQR) below Q1 and above Q3
  24. 53. Groups created based on something in common and then a few from each are chosen
  25. 55. A bias caused by sampling volunteers
  26. 57. Describes a relationship between 2 quantitative variables
  27. 60. The median of the top half of values
  28. 61. The who, what, when, and where of a study
  29. 62. A distribution where the relative frequency of a variable is for one category
  30. 64. The amount that the predicted value changes by as the x-variable changes
  31. 65. A conditional distribution that is like its marginal distribution
  32. 69. Value used to indicate outliers in the upper half of the data
  33. 73. A line from Q1/Q# to the furthest point that is not an outlier
  34. 74. Symbol used for the standard deviation
  35. 76. The range of the difference between Q3 and Q1
  36. 77. Correlation does not imply this
  37. 80. Every member of a certain group taken together
  38. 81. Choosing a sample so every member of a population has an equal chance of being selected
  39. 82. A survey of the entire population
  40. 83. The list of the population from which a sample is chosen
  41. 84. A third variable that could be causing the correlation between x and y
  42. 85. A variable that is measured or counted
Down
  1. 1. The y-value expected based on a line of best fit/regression equation
  2. 2. Describes the strength and direction of a linear association between two quantitative variables
  3. 3. A bias where the design of the survey directly influences the response
  4. 4. A chart that shows relative frequency as part of a circle
  5. 8. Intervals for responses represented on the horizontal x-axis
  6. 9. A table that shows the frequency of things falling into 2 or more variables
  7. 10. Describes how close data points are to each other
  8. 11. A synonym for percentage
  9. 13. A branch of statistics that makes predictions about a population
  10. 14. The process of explaining the relationship between two variables in a set of data
  11. 16. A bias caused by asking people that are easy
  12. 20. The number of standard deviations a value is from the mean
  13. 21. The largest value minus the smallest value
  14. 24. A distribution that is a flat hill
  15. 26. The most common value
  16. 28. A distribution where the relative frequency of a variable is for all categories
  17. 29. The total of all values divided by the number of values
  18. 30. A part of a population used to make predictions
  19. 31. A sample taken by assigning a number and then randomly choosing
  20. 33. Model of real-would situation using random-digit outcomes
  21. 34. Number of times something occurs
  22. 37. A variable that sorts objects into types, or categories
  23. 39. Claims that are supported by observation and based on fact
  24. 40. The Least Squares Regression Line equation of a line that best models the data of a scatterplot
  25. 42. A numerical summary obtained from the sample
  26. 43. The predicted value when the x variable is 0
  27. 49. Describes the pattern of the data points
  28. 50. A collection of values for a quantitative variable
  29. 51. The median of the bottom half of values
  30. 52. Groups created based on convenience or location then all are chosen from a few groups
  31. 54. A distribution with two hills
  32. 56. A chart used to compare frequencies and relative frequencies
  33. 58. A measure of how spread out values in a data set are from the mean
  34. 59. Any information that can be gathered by observation
  35. 63. Describes whether the slope is positive or negative
  36. 64. A type of distribution where the left side of the distribution mirrors the right side
  37. 66. A bias introduced when many people that were selected fail to response
  38. 67. The variable found on the x-axis of a scatterplot
  39. 68. An ideal bell shaped curve used to represent the probability of random variables
  40. 70. A bias caused by leaving out certain groups of people from the population
  41. 71. A line used to make predictions from data
  42. 72. Largest number
  43. 75. Smallest number
  44. 78. An error in sampling that results in a sample not accurately representing its population
  45. 79. A graph that displays the 5-number summary