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EMC 8 - Display & Interpret Data

Vocabulary words students in N-MUSD are expected to know. The first sets concern math. In particular, the Essential Math Concepts, identified by CUSD.

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bar graphBar chart: a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities.
breakthis is a place holder2
box-and-whisker plotA graph that shows how far apart and how evenly data are distributed.
circle graphA graph used to compare the relationship of the parts to the whole.
distortedTo falsify data; to twist the information.
frequency tableA table used to organize a collection of data.
horizontalFlat side to side.
keyA list of definitions/explanations to clarify the data.
leavesA set of single digit values used to represent the ones place of a number from a stem.
line graphA graph where plotted points are connected by straight lines.
line plotA number line with dots or other marks to show frequency.
meanThe sum of a set of numbers divided by the number of addends.
medianThe middle number or the average of the two middle numbers in an ordered set of data.
misleadingTending to point one's thinking in the wrong direction.
modeThe number that occurs most often in a set of data: [1, 6, 6, 7] 6 is the mode.
quartileQuarter points within the data; the first 25% and consecutive 25% groups.
rangeThe difference between the greatest and the least numbers in a set of data.
scaleThe ratio of the size of an object or the distance in a drawing to the actual size of the object or the actual distance.
stemThe # in a stem-and-leaf-plot which is common to a set of numbers within the data
stem-and-leaf plotA method of organizing intervals or groups into "stems" with corresponding "leaves"
verticalStraight up and down.


Math & Science Teacher
Estancia High School
Costa Mesa, CA

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