Term
click below
click below
Term
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Unit 1
Dada Displays and number Systems
Term | Definition |
---|---|
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. |
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. it is 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. 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. |
Mode | A type of average. In a set of scores, values or numbers the mode is the one that occurs the most. |
Data Landmark | A notable feature of a data set. |
Minimum | Lowest or least amount or value. |
Median | A type of average which is the middle value of an ordered set of data values. |