a variety of answers; statistical questions have variability; not an exact answer
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measures of center [measures of central tendency]
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describes how data looks at the center; summarizes all of its values with a single number. mean, median, and mode are measures of center
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median
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the middle number in a set of data when the numbers are arranged in order from least to greatest
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statistics
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numerical data; also the name for the science of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data
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dot plot
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a visual display in which each piece of data is represented by a dot above a number line
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measures of spread[ measures of variation]
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ways to measures how much much a collection of data is spread out; describes how its values vary with a single number. range and mean absolute deviation are measures of spread.