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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| normal distribution | It is often called a Bell Curve because it looks like a bell |
| Frequency distribution | Given 2,3,1,2,1,3,2,3,4,5,4,2,2 and 3: 1 happens 2 times, 2 happens 5 times. How often each item happens is the ____________ _______. |
| Event | Rolling a die, flipping a coin, drawing a marble from a bag, and spinning a spinner is_________. |
| Population | The whole group from which a sample is taken |
| Mean | the average of numbers:a calculated "central" value of a set of numbers.To Calculate: Add all numbers and divide by how many numbers there are. |
| random | without order, not able to be predicted, or happening by any chance |
| Bias | an unfair preference for something or the dislike of something |
| Discrepancy | a distinct difference between two things such as sets of figures that should match or correspond |
| Outcome | the result of rolling a die, flipping a coin and spinning a spinner |
| Compound Event | A compound event consists of two or more simple events.Tossing one die is a simple event. Tossing two dice is a compund event. The PROBABILITY of a compound event can be calculated if its outcomes are equally likely. |
| Measure of Variability | Used to calculate the spread of the data. |
| Measure of Center | Value intended to indicate the center value in a data set; ex: mean, median mode |
| M.A.D. | Mean Absolute Deviation |
| Sample Space | the set of all possible outcomes for that experiment |