GACS lclab - Pre-Algebra 8 - Chapter 12 - Data Analysis and Probability - Vocabulary
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GACS lclab - Pre-Algebra 8 - Chapter 12 - Data Analysis and Probability - Vocabulary
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 box-and-whisker plot | a graphy that shows the distribution of data along a number line; quartiles divide the data into four eqal parts |
| combination | a group of items in which the order of the items is not important |
| counting principle | if there are "m" ways of making one choice and "n" ways of makng a second choice, then there are "m x n" ways of making the first choice followed by the second |
| dependent events | events for which the occurrence of one event affects the probability of the occurrence of the other p |
| experimental probability | probability of an event based on experimental data |
| frequency table | a list of items that shows the number of times, or frequency, with which they occur |
| independent events | when the occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of the occurrence of the other |
| line plot | a graph that displays data by using X's above a number line |
| permutation | an arrangement of items in a particular order |
| quartiles | numbers that divide a data set into four equal parts |
| random sample | a sample of a population for which each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected |
| range | the difference between the greatest and least values in a set of data |
| sample | a part of a population |
| sample space | all possible outcomes of an experiment |
| simulation | a model used to find experimental probability |
| theoretical probability | the probability of an event occurring when an experiment was conducted. |
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