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Chapter 6-64
Analyzing Data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| distribution | The distribution of a data set shows how the data are spread out, where there are gaps, where there are lots of values, and where there are only a few values. |
| histogram | A bar graph in which data are divided into equal intervals, with a bar for each interval. The height of each bar shows the number of data values in that interval. |
| line plot | A number line with X's indicating the number of times each data occurs. |
| mean | The nuymber you get by distributing the total of the values in a data set among the members of the data set. You can compute the mean by adding the values and dividing the total by the number of values. |
| median | The middle value when all the values in a data set are ordered from least to greatest. |
| mode | The value in a data set that occurs most often. |
| outlier | A value that is much greater than or much less than most of the other values in a data set. |
| range | The difference between the minimum and maximum values of a data set is the range. |
| stem-and-leaf plot | A visual display of data that groups data, but also allows you to read individual values. |
| frequency | Frequencies are counts of the number of data values in various intervals. |
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