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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Left-Skewed | The distribution has a long tail extending to the left. |
| Mean | The average of a set of numbers. |
| Median | The middle number in a set of numbers; you line them from least to greatest. |
| Range | The difference between the largest number and the smallest number in a set of data. |
| Mode | The most occurring number in a set of data |
| Right-Skewed | The distribution has a long tail extending to the right. |
| Interquartile Range | The difference between the first quartile and the third quartile |
| Bi-modal | The distribution has two modes. |
| Symmetrical | If you cut something in half and are mirror images of each other. |
| Uniform | If the distribution of the data is all the same (or flat). |
| Lower Extreme | The smallest (or minimum) of a set of numbers. |
| Upper Extreme | The largest (or maximum) of a set of numbers. |
| Lower Quartile | The lower half of a set of numbers. |
| Upper Quartile | The upper half of a set of numbers. |
| Mean Absolute Deviation | The average distance that the data points in a set of data are from the mean. |
| Outlier | A value that is either significantly larger or smaller than other observations. |
| Variable | The spread of a data set. |
| Box Plots | A diagram that shows the distribution of data values using the median, quartiles, minimum value, and maximum value on a number line. |