Data Visualization Vocabulary

To find the median, we arrange the numbers in order. Arrange these numbers in order from least to greatest.

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The ​ (a)   is the sum of all the numbers, divided by how many numbers were added together. The ​ (b)   is the middle number when the numbers are put in order. The ​ (c)   is the most common number. The ​ (d)   is the difference between the maximum and minimum values.

• mean
• median
• mode
• range

Match the following

• range of middle 50% of values

• mean

• add the numbers, divide by how many

• mode

• most common

• range

• maximum - minimum

• median

• middle value

• IQR

Match the following:

• On a box plot, the tip of the right whisker

• minimum

• On a box plot, the bar inside the box

• median

• On a box plot, the right edge of the box

• upper quartile, or Q3

• On a box plot, the left edge of the box

• maximum

• On a box plot, the tip of the left whisker

• lower quartile, or Q1

For this box plot, the minimum is ​ (a)   and the maximum is ​ (b)   . The IQR is ​ (c)   and the range is ​ (d)   . The median is ​ (e)   .

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