Data and Statistics Vocabulary

A graph that shows information that is connected in some way and often shows change over time.

• Line Graph

• Bar Graph

• Histogram

• Box and Whisker Plot

• Frequency Distribution

What is the average of all of the values in a data set?

What is the middle value in a data set?

What is the value that shows up the most in a data set?

What are numbers and facts used to calculate, analyze, and plan called?

What measures how far numbers in a data set are from the mean or median?

What is a way of representing data to show how much or how quickly something changes?

What is the difference between the maximum (biggest) value and the minimum (smallest) value?

What is a question that can be answered by collecting and analyzing data?