Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

Mean

Answer 1

The average=total number or amount

Number of items

Question 2

Median

Answer 2

When a set of data having a middle number is arranged from Least to Greatest,the middle number is the median.When a set of data having two middle numbers is arranged from least to greatest,the median is the mean of the two middle numbers

Question 3

Mode

Answer 3

The number that occurs most often

Question 4

Range

Answer 4

Greatest number-least number

Question 5

Line plot

Answer 5

A type of graph that uses a number line to show the number of times an item of data occurs

Question 6

Stem and leaf plot

Answer 6

A type of chart that shows the data organized by place value.The leaves are the one digits and the stems are the digits to the left of the one digits

Question 7

Outlier

Answer 7

Any number in the data that is much farther away from the largest group of data

Question 8

Outcome

Answer 8

The result in a probability experiment

Question 9

Certain

Answer 9

An outcome that will definitely occur

Question 10

Favorable outcome

Answer 10

A result you are looking for

Question 11

Probability

Answer 11

The likelihood of getting a favorable outcome

Question 12

Probability of a favorable outcome

Answer 12

Number a favorable outcomes

Total number of possible outcomes