WGU STATISTICS TEST PRACTICE PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ pie chart. Answer: categorical data, %
◉ bar chart. Answer: categorical data; displays counts or
frequencies for a category
◉ dot plot. Answer: quantitative data, data is represented by a single
point
◉ stem plots. Answer: quantitative data, shows distribution while
representing specific data points
◉ box plots. Answer: quantitative data, can be used to compare data
sets, each part is 25% of data
◉ histograms. Answer: quantitative data, display frequencies or
counts
◉ quantitative data. Answer: numerical data, consists of data values
that are numerical, representing quantities that can be counted or
measured
, ◉ categorical data. Answer: data that consists of names, labels, or
other nonnumerical values
◉ relative frequency. Answer: a way to approximate a percentage by
dividing the number of times an event occurred by the number of
trials
◉ frequency distribution. Answer: a record of the number of times
data occurs within a certain category
◉ outliers. Answer: an observation point (number) that is distant
from the other observations of a data set
◉ center. Answer: a measure of central tendency that is used to
describe an entire set of data with one value that represents the
middle or center of the distribution (mean, median, mode)
◉ interval. Answer: a set of numbers between two specified values
◉ check sheet. Answer: a table that allows data to be collected by
marking how often an event has occurred in a certain interval
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ pie chart. Answer: categorical data, %
◉ bar chart. Answer: categorical data; displays counts or
frequencies for a category
◉ dot plot. Answer: quantitative data, data is represented by a single
point
◉ stem plots. Answer: quantitative data, shows distribution while
representing specific data points
◉ box plots. Answer: quantitative data, can be used to compare data
sets, each part is 25% of data
◉ histograms. Answer: quantitative data, display frequencies or
counts
◉ quantitative data. Answer: numerical data, consists of data values
that are numerical, representing quantities that can be counted or
measured
, ◉ categorical data. Answer: data that consists of names, labels, or
other nonnumerical values
◉ relative frequency. Answer: a way to approximate a percentage by
dividing the number of times an event occurred by the number of
trials
◉ frequency distribution. Answer: a record of the number of times
data occurs within a certain category
◉ outliers. Answer: an observation point (number) that is distant
from the other observations of a data set
◉ center. Answer: a measure of central tendency that is used to
describe an entire set of data with one value that represents the
middle or center of the distribution (mean, median, mode)
◉ interval. Answer: a set of numbers between two specified values
◉ check sheet. Answer: a table that allows data to be collected by
marking how often an event has occurred in a certain interval
