Data Analysis Vocab
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| Statistical Question | One that produces answers that vary from person to person.
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| Variability | Refers to how many different answers there are to a statistical question.
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| Distribution | The collection of all the values for the possible answers to a statistical question.
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| Categorical Variable | Can be summarized to show how often each category occurs.
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| Numerical Variable | Occur when the data collected results in numbers.
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| Bar Chart | Is used to graph categorical data.
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| Mode | Is the value in the data that occurs most often
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| Dot Plot | (Also called a line plot) are used to graph numerical data be sure to include a scale on the dot plot.
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| Stem Plot | (Also called an stem and leave plot) displayed data that is organized by place value.
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| Uniform Plot | Values of the variables occur approximately the same number of times.
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| Skewed Plot | A shape is skewed when one side of the shape is longer than the other side.
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