Match the statistical term

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Mean

   Right

   The average, spoiled by outliers

2. Left

   Median

   Right

   The middle value once sorted

3. Left

   Mode

   Right

   The value occurring most often

4. Left

   Outlier

   Right

   A value far from all the others

5. Left

   Range

   Right

   Built from the two extreme values

6. Left

   Metadata

   Right

   Data that describes other data

Instructions

Match each term on the left to its meaning.

Explanation