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Module 10 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Average | The sum of two or more quantities divided by the number of quantities; the mean |
| Box plot | A diagram that is constructed using five values |
| Cluster | Data that are grouped closely together |
| Distribution | The arrangement of data values |
| Dot plot | A diagram that shows the frequency of data on a number line. Also known as a line plot |
| First quartile | The first quartile is the median of the data values less than the median |
| Gap | An empty space or interval in a of data |
| Histogram | a type of bar graph used to display numerical data that have been organized into equal intervals |
| Interquartile range (IQR) | A measure of variation in a set of numerical data, the interquartile range is the distance between the first and third quartiles of a data set. |
| Mean | |
| mean absolute deviation (MAD) | A measure of variation in a set of numerical data computed by adding the distances between each data value and the mean, then dividing by the number of data values |
| Measures of center | |
| Measures of variation | |
| Median | |
| Outlier | |
| Peak | |
| Quartiles | |
| range | |
| Second quartile | |
| Statistical question | |
| Statistics | |
| Symmetric distribution | |
| Third quartile | |
| The sum of the numbers in a set of data divided by the number of pieces of data. | |
| Numbers that are used to describe the center of a data set. These measures include the mean and the median. | |
| A measure that is used to the describe the variability, or spread of a data set. | |
| The measure of center in a set of numerical data. The median of a list of values is the value appearing at the center of a sorted version of the list, or the mean of two central values, if the list contains an even number of values. | |
| A value that is much greater than or much less than the other values in a set of data | |
| The most frequently occurring value in a line plot. | |
| Values that divide a data set into four equal pieces. | |
| The difference between the greatest number and the least number in a set of data | |
| Another name for the median or |