Vocabulary for Statistics Unit Grade 7
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| Absolute Deviation | The distance a number is from a given point.
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| Biased Sampling | A sampling that is not representative of a population because one or more parts of the population are favored over others.
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| Box Plot | A data display that shows the distribution of a set of data in four quartiles.
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| Dot Plot | A data display that not only shows the distribution or spread of data, but also shows the frequency of the data values.
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| Frequency | A term used to describe how often something happens or appears.
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| Inference | An implied conclusion about something.
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| Interquartile Range | The difference between the upper and lower quartiles of a set of data.
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| Lower Quartile | The median of the lower half of a data set; also called the first quartile.
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| Lower Extreme | The lowest value in a data set; also called the minimum.
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| Mean Absolute Deviation | The average distance that data points are from the mean of a data set.
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| Measures of Center | The measures of the average or typical value of a data set.
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| Measures of Variability | The measures of the distribution or spread of a data set.
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| Mean | A measure of center that is found by taking the sum of all the data and dividing it by the number of values in the set of data.
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| Median | The middle value of a set of data when the values are in numerical order.
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| Mode | The most repeated value or values in a set of data.
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| Outlier | A data value that is extremely "far off" from the majority of the data.
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| Population | An entire group of people or objects.
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| Random Sampling | A sampling where each member of the population is equally likely to be selected.
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| Range | The difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set.
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| Sample | A part of a population.
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| Upper Extreme | The highest value in a data set; also called the maximum.
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| Upper Quartile | The median of the upper half of a data set; also called the third quartile.
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