WGU APPLIED HEALTHCARE STATISTICS 67
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Numbers that do not contain decimals or fractions - CORRECT ANSWER whole
numbers
Whole numbers and their opposites - CORRECT ANSWER Integers
All positive and negative integers, fractions and decimal numbers. - CORRECT
ANSWER rational numbers
Any number that can be placed on a number line. Including numbers that do not
end, and number like pi - CORRECT ANSWER Real numbers
A collection of numbers - CORRECT ANSWER A Set
Values that are distinct, separate and unconnected - CORRECT ANSWER Discrete
Values in a set that are connected, without gaps - CORRECT ANSWER Continuous
Consists of data values that are numerical, representing qualities that can be
counted or measured - CORRECT ANSWER Quantitative Data
Also called qualitative data. Consists of data that are groups, such as names or
labels, and are not necessarily numerical. - CORRECT ANSWER Categorical data
, Visual displays of data sets - CORRECT ANSWER Graphical displays
Any collection of numeric values, such as measurements, observations, or survey
responses - CORRECT ANSWER data set
An arrangement of values that illustrates their frequency or occurrence - CORRECT
ANSWER Distribution
A graphical display that shows data in categories as percentages of a circle -
CORRECT ANSWER Pie chart
A graph that displays data that is distributed over groups or categories - CORRECT
ANSWER Bar chart
A way to approximate a percentage by dividing the number of times an event
occurred in an experiment by the total number of trials. - CORRECT ANSWER
Relative frequency
A record of the number of times data occurs within a certain category - CORRECT
ANSWER frequency distribution
A graphical representation of data that plots the frequency of data along a
horizontal line - CORRECT ANSWER Dot plot
An observation point (number) that is significantly distant from the other
observations in the dataset - CORRECT ANSWER Outliers
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Numbers that do not contain decimals or fractions - CORRECT ANSWER whole
numbers
Whole numbers and their opposites - CORRECT ANSWER Integers
All positive and negative integers, fractions and decimal numbers. - CORRECT
ANSWER rational numbers
Any number that can be placed on a number line. Including numbers that do not
end, and number like pi - CORRECT ANSWER Real numbers
A collection of numbers - CORRECT ANSWER A Set
Values that are distinct, separate and unconnected - CORRECT ANSWER Discrete
Values in a set that are connected, without gaps - CORRECT ANSWER Continuous
Consists of data values that are numerical, representing qualities that can be
counted or measured - CORRECT ANSWER Quantitative Data
Also called qualitative data. Consists of data that are groups, such as names or
labels, and are not necessarily numerical. - CORRECT ANSWER Categorical data
, Visual displays of data sets - CORRECT ANSWER Graphical displays
Any collection of numeric values, such as measurements, observations, or survey
responses - CORRECT ANSWER data set
An arrangement of values that illustrates their frequency or occurrence - CORRECT
ANSWER Distribution
A graphical display that shows data in categories as percentages of a circle -
CORRECT ANSWER Pie chart
A graph that displays data that is distributed over groups or categories - CORRECT
ANSWER Bar chart
A way to approximate a percentage by dividing the number of times an event
occurred in an experiment by the total number of trials. - CORRECT ANSWER
Relative frequency
A record of the number of times data occurs within a certain category - CORRECT
ANSWER frequency distribution
A graphical representation of data that plots the frequency of data along a
horizontal line - CORRECT ANSWER Dot plot
An observation point (number) that is significantly distant from the other
observations in the dataset - CORRECT ANSWER Outliers
