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data displays and number systems
Term | Definition |
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data | information that is gathered by counting measuring questing |
statisics | the study of numerical data collecting organizing and analyzing data to answer questions |
variability | how spread out the values in a set of data are |
statistical question | a question that would be answered by collecting or analyzing data |
range | the difference between the maximum and the minimum in a data set the range is measure of how spread out a distribution |
dot plot | • a number line long enough to encompass all numbers in a sample, showing a dot over the position corresponding to each number. • if more than one dot falls in the same position, they are stacked up. |
maximum | highest or greatest amount or value. |
distribution | the distribution of data typically takes into account the range and spread of a data set. • it describes the shape of a data set when displayed on a histogram. |