Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcards
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distance around a figure
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perimeter
1
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the sum of a group of data items divided by the number of data items
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mean
2
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numbers that are easy to divide mentally
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compatible numbers
3
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an equation that shows a relationship between quantities that are represented by variables
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formula
4
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the data item that occurs most often in a group
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mode
5
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numbers that describe groups of data items
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measures of central tendency
6
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a data item that is much greater or much less than the rest of the data items in a group
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outlier
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when an odd number of data items are written in order from least to greatest; the middle item
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median
8
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the difference between the greatest and least values in a data set
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range
9
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when front digits are added and remaining digits are estimated to combine for a sum
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front-end estimation
