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Tabular summary of data showing the number (frequency) of observations in each of several nonoverlapping categories or classes.

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Frequency Distribution

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The fraction or proportion of observations belonging to a class.

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Relative Frequency

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Tabular summary of data showing the relative frequency for each class.

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Relative Frequency Distribution

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4
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The relative frequency multiplied by 100.

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Percent Frequency

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Tabular summary of data showing the percent frequency for each class.

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Percent Frequency Distribution

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Graphical display for depicting categorical data summarized in a frequency, relative frequency, or percent frequency distribution.

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Bar Chart

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Graphical display for depicting categorical data summarized in a relative frequency or percent frequency distribution.

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Pie Chart

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Frequency of the class / n, where n = the total number of observations in the data set.

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Equation for Relative Frequency

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What is the equation for relative frequency?

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Frequency of the class / n, where n = the total number of observations in the data set.

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10
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Are the bars separated or adjacent in a bar chart?

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Separated

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Are the bars separated or adjacent in a histogram?

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Adjacent

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12
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Is a bar chart used for categorical or quantitative data?

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Categorical

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Is a histogram used for categorical or quantitative data?

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Quantitative

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14
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What does the horizontal axis of a bar chart or histogram show?

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Classes/categories

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What does the vertical axis of a bar chart or histogram show?

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Frequency, relative frequency, or percent frequency

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16
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What are the three steps in defining the classes for a frequency distribution with quantitative data?

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  1. Determine the number of nonoverlapping classes.
  2. Determine the width of each class.
  3. Determine the class limits.
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17
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(Largest data value - Smallest data value) / Number of classes

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Equation to approximate the class width for a frequency distribution with quantitative data.

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18
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What is the equation to approximate the class width for a frequency distribution with quantitative data?

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(Largest data value - Smallest data value) / Number of classes

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A simple graphical summary of quantitative data where each data value is represented by a dot placed above the horizontal axis.

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Dot Plot

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Graphical display for depicting quantitative data summarized in a frequency, relative frequency, or percent frequency distribution.

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Histogram

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The ______ ______ determine the width of the rectangles of a histogram.

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Class Limits

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22
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One of the most important uses of a histogram is to provide information about the shape, or form, of a ______.

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Distribution

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23
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If a histogram’s tail extends farther to the left, it is ______ to the ______.

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Skewed to the left

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If a histogram’s left tail mirrors the shape of the right tail, is is a _______ histogram.

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Symmetric

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Tabular summary of quantitative data showing the number of data items with values less than or equal to the upper class limit of each class.

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Cumulative Frequency Distribution

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26
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Tabular summary of quantitative data showing the proportion of data items with values less than or equal to the upper class limit of each class.

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Cumulative Relative Frequency Distribution

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27
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Tabular summary of quantitative data showing the percentage of data items with values less than or equal to the upper class limit of each class.

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Cumulative Percent Frequency Distribution

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28
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Graphical display used to show simultaneously the rank order and shape of a distribution of quantitative data.

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Stem-and-Leaf Display

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29
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In a stem-and-leaf display, the numbers to the left of the vertical line form the ______.

30
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In a stem-and-leaf display, each digit to the right of the vertical line is a ______.

31
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What are 3 methods to summarize data for a categorical variable in a table?

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Frequency Distribution
Relative Frequency Distribution
Percent Frequency Distribution

32
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What are 2 methods to summarize data for a categorical variable in a graphical display?

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Bar Chart

Pie Chart

33
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What are 6 methods to summarize data for a quantitative variable in a table?

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Frequency Distribution
Relative Frequency Distribution
Percent Frequency Distribution
Cumulative Frequency Distribution
Cumulative Relative Frequency Distribution
Cumulative Percent Frequency Distribution

34
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What are 3 methods to summarize data for a quantitative variable in a graphical display?

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Dot Plot
Histogram
Stem-and-Leaf Display

35
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What are 5 graphical displays used to show the distribution of data?

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Bar Chart
Pie Chart
Dot Plot
Histogram
Stem-and-Leaf Display
36
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What are 2 graphical displays used to make comparisons?

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Side-by-Side Bar Chart

Stacked Bar Chart

37
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What are 2 graphical displays used to show relationships?

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Scatter Diagram

Trendline

38
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Graphical display showing the relationship between two quantitative variables.

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Scatter Diagram

39
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A _____ provides an approximation of the relationship between two quantitative variables displayed in a scatter diagram.

40
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What are 3 types of relationships a trendline can show on a scatter diagram?

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Positive
Negative
No Apparent

41
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Graphical display depicting multiple bar charts on the same display to compare two variables.

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Side-by-Side Bar Chart

42
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A bar chart in which each bar is broken into rectangular segments of a different color to compare two variables and show the relative frequency of each class.

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Stacked Bar Chart

43
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The use of graphical displays to summarize and present information about a data set.

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Data Visualization

44
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The art and science of collecting, analyzing, presenting, and interpreting data.

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Statistics

45
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The scientific process of transforming data into insight for making better decisions.

46
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A set of data that cannot be managed, processed, or analyzed with commonly available software in a reasonable amount of time.

47
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The process of using procedures from statistics and computer science to extract useful information from extremely large databases.

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Data Mining

48
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The entities on which data are collected.

49
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A characteristic of interest for the elements.

50
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The set of measurements obtained for a particular element.

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Observation

51
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Type of data that uses labels or names to identify an attribute of each element.

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Categorical Data

52
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Type of data that uses numeric values to indicate how much or how many of something.

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Quantitative Data

53
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The scale of measurement for a variable when the data are labels or names used to identify an attribute of an element.

54
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The scale of measurement for a variable when the data exhibit the properties of nominal data and the order or rank of the data is meaningful.

55
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The scale of measurement for a variable when the data exhibit the properties of ordinal data and the interval between values is expressed in terms of a fixed unit of measure.

56
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The scale of measurement for a variable when the data exhibit the properties of interval data and the ratio of the two values is meaningful (i.e. there is a meaningful zero).

57
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The set of all elements of interest in a particular study.

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Population

58
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A subset of the population.

59
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A survey to collect data on the entire population.

60
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A survey to collect data on a sample.

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Sample Survey

61
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The set of analytical techniques that describe what has happened in the past.

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Descriptive Analytics

62
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The set of analytical techniques that use models constructed from past data to predict the future or assess the impact of one variable on another.

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Predictive Analytics

63
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The set of analytical techniques that yield a best course of action.

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Prescriptive Analytics

64
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Tabular, graphical, and numerical summaries of data.

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Descriptive Statistics

65
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The process of using data obtained from a sample to make estimates or test hypotheses about the characteristics of a population.

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Statistical Inference

66
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The facts and figures collected, analyzed, and summarized for presentation and interpretation.

67
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All the data collected in a particular study.

68
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Data collected at the same or approximately the same point in time.

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Cross-sectional Data

69
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Data collected over several time periods.

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Time Series Data

70
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A set of visual displays that organizes and presents information that is used to monitor the performance of a company or organization in a manner that is easy to read, understand, and interpret.

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Data Dashboard

71
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The value halfway between the lower and upper class limits.

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Class Midpoint

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