WGU C955 - Module 5: Questions & Correct Answers | Grade A+

five-number summary Ans- The minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and the maximum. A box plot represents the five numbers in a five-number summary. two-way frequency table Ans- A table that contains frequency counts for two categorical variables. [See also contingency table] joint frequencies Ans- The frequency counts in each cell of the table. contingency table Ans- A table that contains frequency counts for two categorical variables. [See also two-way frequency table] linear Ans- An expression or equation of degree 1. response variable Ans- The variable that is obtained as a result, or the response that gets measured or observed. Also called a Dependent variable. conditional percentages Ans- A way to approximate a percentage by dividing the number of times an event occurred in an experiment by the total number of respondents in that row or column. See relative frequency. negative correlation Ans- When two quantitative variables move in opposite directions: as the explanatory variable increases the response variable decreases. coordinate plane