Analyzing Data Unit Vocabulary

The shape of the graph when all possible values are plotted on a frequency graph

• Data Distribution

• Elements

• Measure of Spread- Range

• Dot Plot

Mean, measure of center, mode and measure of spread

• Elements

• Central Tendencies

• Survey

• Interquartile Range

The number or numbers that occur most frequently in a set of data

• Quartiles

• Data

• Mode

• Upper quartile

 A graph that shows how data are distributed by using the median, quartiles, least value, and greatest value

• Box Plot

• Quartiles

• Outlier

• Skewed left

A member of a set

• Mean

• Upper quartile

• Elements

• Mode

The average of a set of numbers

• Data Distribution

• Median

• Range

• Mean

The middle number or the mean of the two middle numbers, in an ordered set of data

• Minimum

• Median

• Data

• Quartile

The difference between the lowest and highest values

• Lower quartile

• Maximum

• Range

• Data Distribution

A collection of facts, such as numbers, words, measurements, observations or even just descriptions of things

• Data

• Survey

• Dot Plot

• Central Tendencies

To gather information by individual samples so we can learn about the whole thing

• Elements

• Survey

• Data Distribution

• Interquartile Range