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ocabulary Vocabulary Word Definition Examples Box-and-Whisker Plot A diagram that summarizes data us- ing median, upper quartile and lower quartile, and extreme values 7 % & frequency er ee ee (maximum and minimum) J The number of times and item, or Frequency event, occurs in a set of data 3Times 2Timés A way of displaying data using verti Histogram cal or horizontal bars that indicates Interquartile Range (IQR) The difference between the upper quartile and the lower quartile (first and third quartiles) a2 ‘A number line long enough to en- compass all numbers in a set of a set of numbers. Line Plot : Del pee numbers, showing a dot or X over ii. the corresponding numbers in a data phi set. 3 8, 8,10, 12, ait The greatest number in a st of num- fe *\ highest! ce The average or “fair share” value of Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) The average distance of each data value from the mean. 2,4,5,5 Mean=4 44-0 | 541 240414154 434 Vocabulary Word Definition Examples Measures of Center Ways to measure the center of a set of data Ex: Mean and Median Measures of Spread ‘Common ways to measure the spread of data Ex: Range and Mean Absolute De- viation ‘The middle number in a set of num- 8, 8,4) 12, 24 Median My iad The lowest number in a set of num- @s, 10, 12,24 inimum bli i a lowest ‘The number that appears most often Mode ina set of numbers, G80, 12, 24 A value far away from most of the one rest in a set of numbers. 8,8, 10, 124) The difference between the maxi- 8, 8, 10, 12, 24 Range mum and minimum numbers in a set of numbers, ‘Stem-and-Leaf Plot A data display that arranges num- bers based on place value

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