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EA U6 VOCAB
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bivariate Data | a set of data that is made of two paired variables |
| Box Plot | a graph that shows how data are distributed by using the median, quartiles, minimum, and maximum |
| Categorical Data | data that are qualitative in nature, such as “liberal,” “moderate,” and “conservative” |
| Causation | a correlation between two variables where one actually causes the other to change |
| Constant | a value that does not change |
| Correlation | a measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables or data sets |
| Correlation Coefficient | a number r, where –1 ≤ r ≤ 1, that describes how closely the points in a scatter plot cluster around the least-squares line. |
| Dot Plot | a number line with marks or dots that show frequency |
| First Quartile | the median of the lower half of a data set. Also called lower quartile; Q1 |
| Two-Way Frequency Table | a frequency table that displays two-variable data in rows and columns. |
| Histogram | a bar graph used to display data grouped in intervals |
| Interquartile Range | the difference of the third (upper) and first (lower) quartiles in a data set, representing the middle half of the data |
| Line of Best Fit (trend line) | the line that comes closest to all of the points in a data set. It helps show the correlation between data sets on a scatter plot more clearly. |
| Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) | the mean distance between each data value and the mean of the data set |
| Quantitative Data | numerical data |
| Range | the difference of the greatest and least values in a data set |
| Scatter Plot | a graph with points plotted to show a possible relationship between two sets of data |
| Second Quartile | the median of an entire data set, denoted Q2 |
| Standard Deviation | measure of the amount of variation in a data set. The standard deviation σ is the square root of the variance. |
| Univariate Data | data that involves only one variable |
| Third Quartile | The median of the upper half of a data set. Also called upper quartile; Q3 |