SPRING PRACTICE ASSESSMENT 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXPERT
CHECKED
◉ continuous. Answer: if the variables can take on any value in any
interval; quantitative
ex: height of penguins... 29.2in, 24 in, etc
◉ range formula. Answer: maximum value - minimum value
◉ median. Answer: value that lies in the middle of the data when
arranged in ascending order
◉ IQR. Answer: the range of the middle 50% of the observations in a
data set
◉ IQR formula. Answer: Q3-Q1
◉ how to find Q1. Answer: median of the bottom half
◉ how to find Q3. Answer: median of the top half
, ◉ lower fence outlier formula. Answer: Q1 - 1.5 (IQR)
◉ upper fence outlier formula. Answer: Q3 + 1.5 (IQR)
◉ mean. Answer: average value
◉ standard deviation. Answer: roughly the average distance that
values fall from the mean
◉ low standard deviation. Answer: data is tightly clustered around
the mean
◉ high standard deviation. Answer: data is loosely spread over a
range of values
◉ z- score formula. Answer: z = (value - mean) / standard deviation
◉ empirical rule. Answer:
◉ mathematical model. Answer: mathematical equation, formula, or
a graph that presents the relationship between 2 or more variables