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IED Vocab 1
Question | Answer |
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Frequency | The rate at which something occurs over a particular period or in a given sample |
Variation | A change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level |
Histogram | A graph of vertical bars representing the frequency distribution of a set of data |
Data | Facts and Statistics used for reference or analysis |
Accuracy | The degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to the actual (or accepted) value |
Unit | A standard quantity in terms of which other quantities may be expressed |
Scale | A proportion between two sets of dimensions used in developing accurate, larger or smaller prototypes, or models of design ideas |
Arrowheads | Used to indicate the end of a dimension line or leader |
Dot Plots | Also known as a line plot |
Dimension | A measurable extent, such as the width, height, and depth |
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 |
Precision | The degree to which repeated measurements show the same result |
Standard Deviation | The Distance of a value in a population(or sample) from the mean value of the population(or sample) |
Statistics | Collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on data |
Measure | To determine the size, amount, or degree of an object by comparison with a standard unit |
Convert | To change money, stocks, or units in which a quantity is expressed into others of a different kind. |
Data Set | A group of individual values or bits of information that are related in some way or have some common characteristics or attribute |
Class Interval | A group of values that is used to analyze the distribution of data |
Significant Digits | The digits in a decimal number that carry meaning contributing to the precision or accuracy of the quantity |
Numeric Constraint | A number value or algebraic equation that is used to control the size or location of a geometric figure |
Dimension Lines | A line which represents distance |
ISO(International Organization of Standardization) | A non-governmental global organization whose principal activity is the development of technical standards through consensus |
International System of Units | An international system of units of measurement consisting of seven base units |
US Customary Measurement System | System of measurement used in the United States |