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Statistics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stem and leaf plot | a visual representation of data in which the unit’s and ten’s are represented in separate columns |
| statistics | collecting, organizing, analyzing, interpreting data and drawing conclusions based on the data |
| measures of central tendencies | statistical values generally located toward the center of a distribution |
| frequency polygon | a line graph which connects midpoints of the histogram bars |
| data value | the numerical value associated with a data item |
| midrange | value found by averaging the highest and lowest data values |
| data | numerical information |
| mean | arithmetic average of all numerical data items |
| grouped frequency distribution | data items organized into appropriate numerical groups |
| histogram | bar graph in which bars touch and the frequency is the vertical axis |
| mode | data item with the greatest frequency |
| median | the middle value when data items are arranged in order from least to greatest |
| inferential statistics | draws conclusions from collected data |
| descriptive statistics | concerned with collecting, organizing, summarizing, & presenting data |
| sample | a subset or subgroup of the population |
| population | set containing all people or objects described & analyzed by data collector |
| random sample | sample obtained in such a way that every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample |
| range | difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set |
| normal distribution | a distribution of data in which the mean, median, and mode are all equal |
| z-score | describes how many standard deviations a data item in a normal distribution lies above or below the mean |