Continuous Variables {Ans: Variables that can take on any value (number of free throws made, GRE score, or number of students in class)}Measures of central tendency {Ans: One group of parameters measures how a set of numbers is centered around a particular point on a line scale - aka - around what value the numbers bunch togetehr}Scatterplot {Ans: a graphical depiction of the relationship between two variables}Qualitative Variable {Ans: Represent differing kinds rather than amounts (Gender, marital status, or breed of dog, etc.)}Outlier {Ans: Deviant scores that have been legitimately gathered and are not due to equipment failures.}Mode {Ans: The most frequent occurring number in a set of scores}inferential statistics {Ans: a branch of statistics used to draw conclusions about larger populations from small samples of data}Data Set {Ans: A collection of observations or events such as test scores, grades on a test, or response times}Quantitative Variable {Ans: Represent differing amounts of the characteristic (Age, intelligence, or run time, etc.)}descriptive statistics {Ans: a branch of statistics that involves summarizing, organizing, and presenting data}Population {Ans: A group of people that have at least one characteristic in common (All Aggies)}Correlation