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1.2 Study Guide Flashcards

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1
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How do you calculate Standard Deviation

A

(1) Find the mean
(2) Find the variance
(3) Find SD- Square root
(4) Use formula

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2
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Define the mean

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The average of all the numbers is the given data set

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3
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What does length measure

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The distance between two points

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4
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What does mass measure

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Amount of matter in an object

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5
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What does volume measure

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The amount of space an object takes up

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6
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What does time measure

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The duration between two intervals

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7
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What does temperature measure

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The degree of hotness

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8
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Unit for length

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Meters

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9
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Unit for mass

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Kilograms

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10
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Unit for volume

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Liters

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11
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Unit for time

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Seconds

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12
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Unit for temperature

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Kelvin/Celsius

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13
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What is a qualitative observation

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Describes a characteristic (Ex: he is tall)

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14
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What is a quantitative observation

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Involves measurement or count (Ex: he is 6’5)

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How to calculate the variance

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Take each difference, square it, then average the result

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16
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What is a dependent variable

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What you measure that is being affected during a lab

17
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What is an independent variable

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Is not changed by other factors

18
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Where does the independent variable go on a graph

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X-axis

19
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Where does the dependent variable go on a graph

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Y-axis

20
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What data line goes diagonal upwards

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Direct line

21
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What data line goes diagonal downwards

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Indirect line

22
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What data line stays the same throughout the chart

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Constant line

23
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What line is not a straight line or curved

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Non-linear line

24
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What line has a drastic high point then comes back down

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Peak line

25
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How many mm are in 5.2 nm

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0.0000052 mm

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