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Category 2 Vocab
Key terms from the TEKS in Category 2
Term | Definition |
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Attributes | A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic of something; A property |
Linear function | An equation that makes a straight line when graphed; Possesses a constant rate of change or slope |
Quadratic function | An equation where the highest exponent of the variable (usually x) is squared (power of 2) |
Parent function | A basic function that is the building block form more complicated functions (y = x; y = x^2) |
Domain | The values that go INTO a function (x values) |
Range | The output values of a function (y values) |
Continuous Data | Data that can be any value (Ex: A person's height can be any positive real number) |
Discrete Data | Data that can only have certain values (Ex: The number of students can only be positive whole numbers - can have 1/2 a student or negative students) |
Scatter Plot | A graph of plotted points that show the relationship between two sets of data |
Positive Correlation | When BOTH the x values and the y values INCREASE |
Negative Correlation | When the x values increase, the y values decrease |
No Correlation | When no relationship exists between the data sets |
Line of Best Fit | The line closest as possible to all points in a data set |