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Unit 1
Data Displays and Number Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Data | Information that is gathered by counting, measuring, questing, or observings. |
| Statistics | The study of numerical data: collecting, orginzing, and analizing data to interpret it and answer questions. |
| Variability | How spread out the values in a set of data are. |
| Statstical Question | A question that wouldd be anwsered by collecting or analizing data. |
| Range | The diffrence between the maximum and the minimum in a data set the it is a 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. |
| Maximum | a number line long enough to encompass all numbers in a sample, showing a dot over the position corresponding to each number. |
| Distribution | the distribution of data typically takes into account the range and spread of a data set. |
| Mode | a type of average. |
| Data Landmark |