Question | Answer |
Deals with collecting, organizing, and interpreting data. | statistics
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A method of collecting information. | Survey
| The group on a survey being studied. | Population
| To save time and money, part of the group, called a _______ is surveyed. | Sample
| A measure of center in a set of numerical ordered data. | Median
| The sum of the data divided by the number of the items in the data set. | Mean
| The number or numbers that appear most often in a set of data. | Mode
| When non of the numbers, in a set of data, appear more often. | No Mode
| The difference between the greatest and least data value. | Range
| It is the 1st Quartile subtracted from the 3rd Quartile. Q3-Q1 | IQR Interquartile Range
| Graph best used to show the number of items in specific categories. | Bar Graph
| Chart best used to show measures of variation for a set of data; also useful for very large sets of data. | Box Plot (formerly Box and Whiskers Plot)
| Graph best used to compare parts of data to a whole. | Circle Graph
| Graph best used to compare to sets of categorical data | Double Bar Graph
| Chart best used to show frequency of data (usually numbers) divided into equal intervals. | Histogram
| Graph best used to show change over a period of time. | Line Graph
| Graph best used to show frequency of data with a number line. | Dot Plot |