 | Term | Definition |
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median |
the physical center of a set of data |
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mode |
the value that occurs MOST OFTEN in a data set |
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range |
the difference between the highest and lowest data values in a set |
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frequency |
the number of times a value occurs in a set of data |
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x-axis |
the horizontal axis |
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y-axis |
the vertical axis |
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outlier |
in a set of data, it is a number that is much lower or higher than all the other numbers |
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mean |
an average; add up all the data points and divide by the number of data points in the set |
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theoretical probability |
Mathematical likeliness of an event happening based on all possible outcomes; # positive outcomes/total possible outcomes |
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experimental probability |
What did happen based on series of trials; # of trials with favorable outcomes/ number of trials in experiment |
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line graph |
a graph that shows CHANGE OVER TIME |
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bar graph |
a graph that COMPARES groups |
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circle graph |
a graph in the shape of a circle that shows, fractions, decimals, or percents as PARTS of the whole |
