Math 8 Unit 1 Vocabulary

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Categorical data has answers that are words, not numbers.

• True

• False

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Determine characteristics of the whole population from a representative part of the population

• Sampling

• Population

• Bias

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

What is the entire set of individuals or items from which data is drawn called?

• Sample

• Population

• Random sample

• Mean

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

What is the mode of a data set?

• The number that occurs most in the data set

• The average of the data points

• The middle value of the data set

• The difference between the highest and lowest values

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

What type of graph allows you to see the quantity of data for each set of tens by splitting each data value into 2 pieces?

• Stem-and-leaf

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Pie chart

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

What is the mean of a data set?

• The number that occurs most in the data set

• The average of the data points

• The middle value of the data set

• The difference between the highest and lowest values

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

What is the median of a data set?

• The number that occurs most in the data set

• The average of the data points

• The middle value of the data set

• The difference between the highest and lowest values

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

What is the range of a data set?

• The number that occurs most in the data set

• The average of the data points

• The middle value of the data set

• The difference between the highest and lowest values

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Carlos wants to know the favorite sport of people at his school so he asks his baseball team.

• Biased
• Unbiased

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

To see what the average American thinks about teconomy, you conduct a poll of your friends and family. How does this show a sampling bias?

• Your sample is likely to have less variety of opinions than the entire population of the U.S.

• Your friends and family aren't likely to answer your questions honestly

• The questions you ask are likely to be misleading

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1