| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The average value in a data set | Mean | 97%
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| The value of the 50th percentile in a data set | Median | 85%
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| The most frequent value in a data set | Mode | 80%
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| Measure of variation of a set of data values | Standard deviation | 79%
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| A subset of data taken from a population | Sample | 72%
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| An unusually large or small value | Outlier | 69%
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| Indicator of statistical significance of a test | p-value | 68%
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| Each 25% of a data distribution | Quartile | 65%
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| Data distribution that is bell-shaped | Normal | 63%
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| Greek letter symbolizing the above | Sigma | 63%
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| Greek letter symbolizing the above | Mu | 56%
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| The hypothesis to be rejected in a statistical test | Null hypothesis | 52%
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| A parameter of association between two variables | Correlation | 49%
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| Measure of the degree of asymmetry around the mean of a data distribution | Skewness | 46%
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| Letter used to denote standard/normalized scores | z | 46%
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| Data distribution with two peaks | Bimodal | 42%
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| Unexplained variance in a regression equation | Error | 41%
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| Band of variation around a parameter estimate | Confidence Interval | 30%
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| Examines the size of the peak and the tails of a data distribution | Kurtosis | 24%
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| Assumption about the relation among error terms in statistical analysis | Independence | 20%
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