Univariate Data Vocabulary

The number of occurrences of a particular item in a set of data (how many)

• Frequency

• Dot Plot

• Deviation

• Minimum Value

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5A

A plot of each data value on a scale or number line

• Outlier

• Dot Plot

• 5-Number Summary

• Minimum Value

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Minimum, Quartile 1, Median, Quartile 3, Maximum

• 5-Number Summary

• Data Distribution

• Data

• Median

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Greatest value in a given set of data

• Maximum value

• Data distribution

• Spread

• Quartile 3

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

Median of the upper half of the data

• Dot plot

• Maximum value

• Minimum value

• Quartile 3

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Smallest or least value in a given set of data

• 5-Number summary

• Minimum value

• Data

• Shape

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

A plot of each data value on a scale or number line

• Box plot

• Line plot

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

A graph of data that groups the data based on intervals and represents the data in each interval by a bar. The height of each bar gives the frequency in the respective interval

• Histogram

• Bar Chart

• Dot plot

• Box plot

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Shows the distribution of a set of data along a number line, dividing the data into four intervals that each contains approximately 25% of the data using the median and quartiles.

• Bar chart

• Dot plot

• Histogram

• Box plot

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Median of the lower half of the data

• Standard deviation

• Quartile 1

• Interquartile Range (IQR)

• Quartile 3

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C