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Unit 6 Exam
vocabulary section
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Population | the group being studied |
| Sample | Part of a group |
| Voluntary Response | Sample involving only those who want to participate |
| Convenience Sample | Sample in which members of a population are easily accessed |
| Biased | Sample in which one or more parts of the population are favored over other parts |
| Systematic Sample | Random sample in which items are selected according to a specific time or interval |
| Simple Random Sample | Random sample in which each item is as likely to be chosen as any other item |
| Survey | A method of collecting data |
| Double | Two box plots on the same number line |
| Unbiased | Sample that represents the entire population |
| Stratified Random Sample | Population is first divided into similar groups, then a simple random sample is taken |
| Mean | Average: add up all the numbers and divide by how many are there |
| Mode | Number that occurs most often |
| Median | Number in the middle: line up numbers from smallest to biggest and cross off numbers on each side |
| Range | Difference between the largest and smallest piece of data |
| Bar Graph | Graph used with categories |
| Line Graph | Graph used to show change over period of time |
| Histogram | Graph used to show data with ranges |
| Circle Graph | Graph used with percentages |