Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
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Center
A
value that represents the middle of the data values
2
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variation
A
represents how far each data value is from the other data values
3
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distribution
A
description of the shape of the data
4
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outliers
A
extreme values that are not like the rest of the data
5
Q
histogram x-axis
A
class boundaries
6
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histogram y-axis
A
frequencies
7
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normal distribution
A
bell shaped; symmetrical
8
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uniform distribution
A
bars are the same height
9
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positive skew
A
highest bars are on the left side of the distribution
10
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negative skew
A
highest bars are on the right side of the distribution
11
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linear correlation
A
plot forms a straight line
12
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non-zero axis
A
when a graph doesn’t start at zero; misrepresents the data
