Interpretting Data

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What is data interpretation?

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Data interpretation is the process of analyzing and making sense of data to draw conclusions or make decisions.

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What is a median in data?

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The median is the middle value in a list of numbers sorted in ascending order.

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How do you find the total of a set of numbers?

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To find the total, add all the numbers together.

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What is the interquartile range (IQR)?

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The interquartile range (IQR) is the difference between the first quartile (Q1) and the third quartile (Q3) in a data set.

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What does it mean if a data point is above the median?

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It means that the data point is greater than half of the values in the data set.

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How can you determine the mode of a data set?

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The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a data set.

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What is a bar graph used for?

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A bar graph is used to represent and compare different categories of data.

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What is a line graph used for?

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A line graph is used to show trends over time by connecting data points with a line.

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What does a pie chart represent?

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A pie chart represents data as slices of a circle, showing the proportion of each category to the whole.

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How do you calculate the average (mean) of a data set?

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To calculate the average, add all the numbers together and divide by the total number of values.