Stats Test
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Misshoney438 on September 27, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What is a variable? | A variable is any characteristic of an individual. A variable varies among individuals. |
| What does the distribution tell us? | The distribution of a variable tells us what values the variable takes and how often it takes these values. |
| Who do you collect information from? | Individuals |
| What are the two types of variables? | quantitative and categorical |
| How do you chart quantitative data? | histograms, line charts and stem plots |
| Histograms and stemplots are useful for what type of variable data? | single variable |
| What type of stem plot do you use to compare two related distributions? | back to back stemplots |
| What do you do when you have too many digits in a stem plot? | trim the data |
| A pattern that repeats itself at regular intervals of time is called | seasonal variation |
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