Statistical Terms: Frayer Model

Term Definition Characteristics Examples Non-examples

Mean The average of a - It is calculated by - The mean of the - The median of the numbers 1,
set of data. adding all the values numbers 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, and 4 is 2.5. - The mode of
in the data set and and 4 is 2.5. - The the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 is 2.
dividing by the mean of the
number of values. - numbers 1, 3, 5,
It is a measure of and 7 is 4.
central tendency,
which means it tells
us where the center
of the data set is
located.
Median The middle value of - It is calculated by - The median of the - The mean of the numbers 1, 2,
a sorted data set. arranging the data numbers 1, 2, 3, 3, and 4 is 2.5. - The mode of
set in increasing or and 4 is 2.5. - The the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 is 2.
decreasing order median of the
and finding the numbers 1, 3, 5,
value in the middle. and 7 is 4.
- It is a measure of
central tendency,
which means it tells
us where the center
of the data set is
located.
Mode The most frequent - It is the value that - The mode of the - The mean of the numbers 1, 2,
value in a data set. appears the most numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, and 4 is 2.5. - The median of
often in the data set. and 4 is 2. - The the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 is 2.5.
- It is not a measure mode of the
of central tendency, numbers 1, 3, 5,
but it can be used to and 7 is 1.
describe the shape
of the data set.
Range The difference - It is calculated by - The range of the - The mean of the numbers 1, 2,
between the highest subtracting the numbers 1, 2, 3, 3, and 4 is 2.5. - The median of
and lowest values in smallest value from and 4 is 3. - The the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 is 2.5.
a data set. the largest value. - It range of the
is a measure of numbers 1, 3, 5,
variability, which and 7 is 6.
means it tells us
how spread out the
data set is.