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Module 10 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Statistical question | A question that anticipates and accounts for a variety of answers |
| Statistics | Collecting, organizing, and interpreting data |
| Dot plot | A diagram that shows the frequency of data on a number line. Also known as a line plot |
| Histogram | A type of bar graph used to display numerical data that have been organized into equal intervals. |
| Average | The sum of two or more quantities divided by the number of quantities; the mean |
| Mean | The sum of the numbers in a set of data divided by the number of pieces of data |
| Median | A measure of center in a set of numerical data. The median of a list of values is the value appearing at the center of sorted version of the list, or the mean of 2 central values, if the list contains an even number of variables. |
| Measures of center | Numbers that are used to describe the center of the data set. These measures include the mean and median. |
| Box plot | A diagram that is constructed using five values. |
| 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 the data set. |
| Quartiles | Values that divide a data set into four equal parts. |