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lesson 3.1
Term | Definition |
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Accuracy | The degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to the actual (or accepted) value. |
Arrowheads | Arrowheads are used to indicate the end of a dimension line or leader. |
Caliper | A measuring instrument having two adjustable jaws typically used to measure diameter or thickness. |
Class Interval | A group of values that is used to analyze the distribution of data. |
Convert | To change money, stocks, or units in which a quantity is expressed into others of a different kind. |
Data | Facts and statistics used for reference or analysis. |
Line Plot | A method of visually displaying a distribution of data values where each data value is shown as a dot or mark above a number line. Also known as a dot plot. |
Mean | A measure of center in a set of numerical data, computed by adding the values in a list and then dividing by the number of values in the list. |
Measure | To determine the size, amount, or degree of an object by comparison with a standard unit. |
Median | A measure of center in a set of numerical data. The median of a list of values is the value appearing at the center of a sorted version of the list – or the mean of the two central values if the list contains an even number of values. |
Mode | The value that occurs most frequently in a given data set. |
Normal Distribution | A function that represents the distribution of variables as a symmetrical bell-shaped graph. |
Numeric Constraint | |
Precision | |
Scale | |
Scatter Plot | A graph in the coordinate plane representing a set of bivriariate data |
Significant Digits | |
Standard Deviation | |
Statistics | |
Unit | |
US Customary Measurement System | |
Variation |