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Data Analysis - Key Vocabulary

Includes vocabulary associated with measures of central tendency and kinds of data displays

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meanthe sum of all values divided by the number of values
medianthe middle value in a data set; the average of the middle values if there are an even number of values
modethe value in a data set that occurs most often
rangethe difference of the greatest and least values in a data set
interquartile rangethe difference between the uper and lower quartiles in a box and whisker plot
box and whisker plotdata display that divides data into four parts (quartiles)
line grapha data display used to show how quantity changes over time
bar graphdata display used to represent and compare categorical data
histogramdata display used to represent and compare numerical data from a frequency table
circle grapha data display that uses sections of a circle to visually represent the data
quartilesvalues that divide a set of data into four equal parts
stem and leaf plota data display that uses the last digit and the remaining digits to show how data values are distributed
frequency tablea table used to group data values by intervals
upper quartilethe median of the upper half of the data set
lower quartilethe median of the lower half of the data set
pictographa data display that uses symbolic figures to match the frequencies of different kinds of data
lower extremethe least value in a data set
upper extremethe greatest value in a data set
outliera value in a data set distinctly stands out as being much greater or much less than the other values
datainformation, facts, or numbers that describe something
line plotA number line with X's or other marks to show frequency of data
intervalsused to separate the data scale into equal parts


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Macon, GA

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