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Data displays and number systems

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Data   information that is gathered by counting, measuring, questioning, or observing.  
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Statistics   the study of numerical data: collecting, organizing, and analyzing data to interpret it and answer questions.  
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Variability   How spread out the values in a set of data are.  
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Statistical question   a question that would be answered by collecting or analyzing data  
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Range   the difference between the maximum and the minimum in the data set.  
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dot plot   a number line long enough to encompass all numbers in a sample, showing a dot over the position corresponding to each number.  
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Distribution   the distribution of data typically takes into account the range and spread of a data set.  
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Data Landmark   a notable feature of data set some landmarks or the mean medium mode minimum and range  
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Maximum   maximum means highest or greatest amount or value  
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mode   in a set of scores, values or numbers the mode is the one that occurs the most.  
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median   a line that joins the vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.  
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Average   An average is a measure used to find the location of the middle (central tendency) of a data set.  
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Mean   the mean is the total of all the scores or amounts, divided by, how many scores or amounts there were.  
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Balance Point   Having the same weight (mass) on either side.  
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