Intermediate I Statistics, (3-4 new curriculum) Flashcards
Questions that can be answered by collecting data
statistical questions
data collected by the person using the data
first-hand data
data collected by others from sources such as websites and social media
second-hand data
- tells a story about the data
- expresses data specific to a unique time and place
- connects data to a statistical question
representation
dot plot
graphical display of data using dots
You will find this graph useful when showing many-to-one correspondence where many objects fit into one spot of the graph; this spot’s width can be arbitrarily chosen and thus you could have a different representation of the same data
bar graph
a diagram where the numerical values are represented by the height or length of lines or rectangles of equal width
pictograph
A way of showing data using images