Across
- 1. A set of data that has two modes.
- 6. A statistical measure used to compare data that indicates what percent of the total frequency total appears at or below a particular number.
- 8. Small numbers used to indicate position in a data set such as to name quartiles, or in a list of numbers.
- 11. Single numbers that are used to represent the range of the numbers in a given data set; also called a spread.
- 12. In a causal relationship, the variable that is affected by the explanatory variable.
- 14. A set of numbers.
- 15. A relationship in which one variable causes a change in another variable.
- 16. ___ data are the actual numbers that, without any reference, are tricky to try and interpret.
- 17. Linear regression _________ describes the situation in which the equation of a line is found that best fits the points in a scatter plot.
- 20. The middle number when numbers are in ascending or descending order.
- 22. To predict corresponding variables outside of the domain.
- 27. To predict corresponding variables within the domain.
- 29. A plot that shows the relationship of bivariate data using points on the coordinate grid.
- 30. A relationship that exists between the two variables in a bivariate data set.
- 31. A score that uses the standard deviation as a unit of measure of deviation form the mean; also called a standard score.
- 33. Mean ________ deviation is a statistic that takes the absolute value of each number’s deviation from the mean and averages those absolute values.
- 35. Mathematics that deals with the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.
- 36. Another name for the normal curve.
- 40. The linear regression ________ is the equation of a line found using linear regression analysis; also called a line of best fit.
- 42. A description of data that has the normal curve as its graph.
- 43. An electronic worksheet where data is entered into cells that can contain numbers, words, or formulas.
- 45. _________ distribution is a table that lists each piece of data in the set and the frequency, or the number of times that it appears in the data set.
- 46. Percentile ____ is the percentage of numbers that fall at or below a given number in the list.
- 47. Mean _________ is the average of how far each number is from the mean.
- 49. __________ frequency is a running total of all frequencies that are less than or equal to the frequency of that particular interval.
Down
- 2. When the ends of a plotted curve move away from the mean, they get closer and closer to the horizontal axis but never touch it.
- 3. A variable whose value is determined by the value of the independent variable.
- 4. Often referred to as average; the sum of all the numbers in a data set divided by the number of elements in the data set.
- 5. Expense that cannot be eliminated from a person’s day-to-day life; might include rent or mortgage payments, utility bills, medical expenses, food, loan payments.
- 7. The difference between the highest and lowest scores of a distribution
- 9. Measures of _______ tendency
- 10. An association between two variables.
- 13. Determined when statisticians square each deviation from the mean, and find the average of these squared deviations.
- 18. A data set in which each element is an ordered pair of numbers.
- 19. The ends of a curve.
- 21. In a causal relationship, the variable that causes the change in another variable.
- 23. ________ deviation is the square root of the variance which is a measure of dispersion.
- 24. The intersection of a column and row in a spreadsheet where data or labels are entered.
- 25. Income before all taxes are deducted.
- 26. A variable that can take on any permissible value; does not depend on the values of any other variable.
- 28. A counter.
- 32. Income that remains after taxes are deducted; used for two types of expenses: essential expenses and discretionary expenses
- 34. A single set of numbers.
- 37. ________ cumulative frequency is the ratio of the cumulative frequency of a particular interval to the total number of pieces of data collected.
- 38. Costs for goods or services that are nonessential.
- 39. The set of all first elements (x-values) of ordered pairs.
- 41. An external variable that can influence how variables are perceived to be related to one another.
- 44. Describes a situation in which the mean of the data set is not equal to the median.
- 48. The most often occurring value in a data set; there can be more than one mode or no modes at all. It does not have to be numerical.