data

Question 1

__ data uses numbers

Answer 1

quantitative

Question 2

__ data uses words

Answer 2

qualitative

Question 3

scientists compare __ in order to describe and analyze data.

Answer 3

numbers

Question 4

__ involve comparing a measurement to a period of time expressed as a fraction.

Answer 4

rates

Question 5

a __ is a comparison between two quantities that do not involve time, expressed as a fraction or proportion.

Answer 5

ratio

Question 6

the __ is the sum of data divided by number of data measurements or values; also call the average

Answer 6

mean

Question 7

the __ is the middle value of a set of data when you arrange it in order from smallest to largest. if there are two middle numbers, it is the average of the two numbers.

Answer 7

median

Question 8

the __ is the value, or values, that occur most often in a set of data. If there are two or three that have to same amount, there will be two or three modes. If all the numbers have the same amount, there is no mode

Answer 8

mode

Question 9

the __ is the number of times a value occurs in a set of data

Answer 9

frequency

Question 10

the __ is the difference between the largest and smallest values in a set of data

Answer 10

range

Question 11

there are many __ for solving math problems that use scientific data

Answer 11

steps

Question 12

__ what you know and what you need to know

Answer 12

indentify

Question 13

choose the correct __

Answer 13

equation

Question 14

set up the __

Answer 14

problem

Question 15

solve for the __

Answer 15

unknown

Question 16

__ your work

Answer 16

check