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17 Cards in this Set
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statistical question
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A question that anticipates there will be different answers.
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data distribution
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How data values are arranged.
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mean
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The sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values in the set. Also, called average.
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outlier
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An extreme value with few data points located near it.
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range
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The difference between the greatest and least numbers in a data set.
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average
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Also called the mean.
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mode
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The data value that occurs the most often in a data set.
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median
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The middle value in a data set that is in numerical order.
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frequency table
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A table which shows the number of times a data value or range of values occurs in a data set.
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histogram
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A graph that uses bars to show to show the frequency of equal ranges or groups of data.
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box plot
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A diagram that shows a distribution of data values above a number line.
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quartiles
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Values that divide a data set into four equal parts.
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absolute deviation
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The distance between each data point and the mean.
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interquartile range (IQR)
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A measure of variability that is the difference between the third quartile and the first quartile.
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mean absolute deviation (MAD)
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The mean of the absolute deviation.
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dot plot
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A number line long enough to encompass all numbers in a data set, showing a dot over the position corresponding to each number.
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box and whisker plot
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A diagram using a number line to show the distribution of a set of data. It displays the median, upper and lower quartiles, and the minimum and maximum values of the data.
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