a chart using pictures or symbols to compare data that can be counted
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range
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the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution
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Median
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Middle number in a set
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stem and leaf plot
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A method of graphing a collection of numbers by placing the "stem" digits (or tens digits) in one column and the "leaf" digits (or ones digits) out to the right.
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bias
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A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.
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bar graph
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A graph that uses horizontal or vertical bars to display data
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population
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A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
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Qualitive data
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information that describes color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic
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Quantitative data
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numerical data
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Sample
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A relatively small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey so as to be representative of the whole.
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Mode
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the most frequently occurring score(s) in a data set
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circle graph
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A graph of data where the entire circle represents the whole or 100%
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line graph
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A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time
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Data
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Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
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line plot
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a graph that shows the frequency of data along a number line
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Histogram
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A graph of vertical bars representing the frequency distribution of a set of data.
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mean
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average (add up the numbers, divide by the number of numbers
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frequency table
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A table for organizing a set of data that shows the number of times each item or number appears.