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Unit 1
Data Displays and Number Systems
Term | Definition |
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Data | Information that is gathered by counting, measuring, questioning, or observing. |
Statistics | The study of numerical data: collecting, organizing, and analyzing data to interpret it and answer questions. |
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. It is a measure of how spread out a distribution is. |
Variability | How spread out the values in a set of data are. |
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. |
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 arrangement and frequency of data values in a data set. |
Data Landmark | A notable feature of a data set. |