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Vocabulary Chapter 2

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Stemthe greatest place value common to all the data that is written to the left of the line in a stem-and-leaf plot
Leafthe units digit written to the right of the vertical line in stem-and-leaf plot
Frequency Tablea table for organizing a set of data that shows the number of times each item or number appears
Y-Axisthe vertical line of the two perpendicular number lines in a coordinate plane
Bar Grapha graph using bars to compare quantities where the height or length of each bar represents a designated number
Coordinate Systema plane in which a horizontal number line and a vertical number line intersect at their zero points
StatisticsThe study of collecting, analyzing, and presenting data
Lower QuartileThe median of the lower half of a set of data
AverageThe sum of two or more quantities divided by the number of quantities; the mean
Box-and-Whiskers PlotA diagram that summarizes data using the median, the upper and lower quartiles, and the extreme values
Ordered Pairsa pair of numbers used to locate a point in the coordinate system
Y-AxisThe second number of an ordered pair
ModeThe number or item that appears most often in a set of data
Originthe point of intersection of the x-axis and y-axis in a coordinate system
Upper Quartilethe median of the upper half of a set of numbers
X-Axisthe horizontal line of the two perpendicular number lines in a coordinate plane
Intervalthe difference between the greatest number and the least number in a set of data
Stem-and-Leafa system used to condense a set of data where the greatest place value of the data forms the stem and the next greatest place value forms the leaves
Rangethe difference between successive values on a scale
Measuresof the central tendency: numbers or pieces of data that can represent the whole set of data (mean,median, and mode)

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