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data displays and number systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Data | information that is gathered by counting,questioning,or observing. |
| Statistics | the study of numerical data collecting,organizing and analyzing data to interpret it and answer questions |
| Variabilily | how to 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 ti a measure of how spread out a distribution is. |
| dot plot | a number line long enough to encompass all numbers in a sample, showing a dot over the position corresponding to each number. |
| maximum | highest or greatest amount or value. |
| mode | a type of average |
| data landmark | a notable feature of a data set.some landmarks are the mean,median,mode,maximum,minimum,and range |
| minimum | lowest or least amount or value |
| median | a type of average which is the middle value of an ordered set of data values. |
| distribution | the distribution of data typically takes into account the range and spread of a data set. |
| average | An average is a measure used to find the location of the middle (central tendency) of a data set. |
| mean | usually called the average and may be called the arithmetic mean. |
| predict | |
| balance point | in everyday mathamatic,for data, the balance point is the mean. |
| measure of center | a value repersenting what is typical or central to a data set. mean and median are both measurse of center |
| outlier | a value far away from most of the rest in a set of data. |
| histogram | a graph using bars to represent frequency distribution where, • bar heights represent the score frequencies and • there are no spaces between the bars. |
| bin | an interval for collecting,aggregating, organizing, or graphing data. |
| cluster | numbers which tend to crowd around a particular point in a set of data values. |