Statistics Vocabulary

The horizontal axis on a graph.

• y-axis

• x-axis

• inter-quartile range

• histogram

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

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The average of a data set. All the numbers added and the total divided by the number of data sets.

• pictograph

• interval

• median

• mean

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The average distance each data point is from the mean.

• median

• range

• mean absolute deviation

• upper quartile

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

A five-point summary on a line graph showing minimum, maximum, median, lower quartile, and upper quartile.

• box and whisker plot

• line graph

• frequency table

• circle graph

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

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A group of related numbers used to analyze statistical information.

• inter-quartile range

• data analysis

• data set

• range

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

Equal divisions used on the x-axis of a histogram or on a frequency table.

• mode

• bar graph

• line plot

• interval

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

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To find this, you first need to find the lowest and greatest values in the data set. It is found by taking the difference between the lowest and greatest value in the data set.

• frequency table

• range

• pictograph

• lower quartile

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

The upper quartile minus the lower quartile.

• range

• lower quartile

• inter-quartile range

• upper quarile

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

A chart where pictures or symbols represent values.

• bar graph

• histogram

• line graph

• pictograph

The process of arranging data to show trends or give meaningful insight.

• interval

• data analysis

• y-axis

• mean absolute deviation

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3