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Mod. 10 Math Stack
HMH 6th Grade Vocab for Module 10.
Term | Definition |
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Average | The sum of two or more quantities divided by the number of quantities; the mean. |
Box Plot | A diagram that is constructed using five values. |
Cluster | Data that are grouped closely together. |
Distribution | The arrangement of data values. |
Dot Plot | A diagram that also shows the frequency of data on a number line. Also known as a line plot. |
First Quartile | The _____________ is the median of the data values less than the median. |
Gap | An empty space or interval in a set of data. |
Histogram | A type of bar graph used to display numerical data that have been organized into equal intervals. |
Interquartile Range (IQR) | A measure of variation in a set of numerical data, the _____________ is the distance |
Mean | The sum of the numbers in a set of data divided by the number of pieces of data. |
Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) | A measure of variation in a set of numerical data, compared by adding the distances between each data value and the mean, then dividing by the number of data values. |
Measures Of Center | Numbers that are used to describe the center of a data set. These measures include the mean and median. |
Measures Of Variation | A measure that is used to describe the variability, or spread, of a data set. |
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 two central values, if the list contains an even number of values. |
Outlier | A value that is much greater than or much less than the other values in a set of data. |
Peak | The most frequently occurring value in a line plot. |
Quartiles | Values that divide a data set into four equal parts. |
Range | The difference between the greatest and the least number in a set of data. |
Second Quartile | Another name for the median, or the center of a set of numerical data. |
Statistical Question | A question that anticipates and accounts for a variety of answers. |
Statistics | Collecting, organizing, and interpreting data. |
Symmetric Distribution | Data that are evenly distributed. |
Third Quartile | The _____________ is the median of data values greater than the median. |