Data interpretation and logical reasoning question types tested on the Classic Learning Test's quantitative reasoning section.
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- How is the mean of a data set calculated?
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Add all the values together and divide by the number of values- What is the median of a data set?
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The middle value when the data is arranged in numerical order- What is the mode of a data set?
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The value that appears most frequently- What is the range of a data set?
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The difference between the highest and lowest values- What does standard deviation measure?
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How spread out the values in a data set are from the mean- What is an outlier in a data set?
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A value that is much higher or lower than most of the other values- What does a box plot display about a data set?
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The minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum- What does a scatter plot show?
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The relationship between two numerical variables using individual plotted points- What does a positive correlation between two variables mean?
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As one variable increases, the other tends to increase as well- What does a negative correlation between two variables mean?
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As one variable increases, the other tends to decrease- Why does correlation not prove causation?
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Two variables can move together without one actually causing the change in the other- What is a 'line of best fit'?
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A straight line drawn through a scatter plot that best approximates the trend in the data- What does a histogram display?
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The frequency of data values grouped into intervals, shown as bars with no gaps- When is a line graph generally preferred over a bar graph?
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When showing how a value changes continuously over time- What is the basic formula for probability of an event?
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Probability = (number of favorable outcomes) / (total number of possible outcomes)
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