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
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frequency
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(maximum and minimum)
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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)
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‘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.
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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