Intermediate I Statistics, (3-4 new curriculum) Flashcards
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Questions that can be answered by collecting data
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statistical questions
2
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data collected by the person using the data
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first-hand data
3
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data collected by others from sources such as websites and social media
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second-hand data
4
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- tells a story about the data
- expresses data specific to a unique time and place
- connects data to a statistical question
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representation
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dot plot
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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
6
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bar graph
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a diagram where the numerical values are represented by the height or length of lines or rectangles of equal width
7
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pictograph
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A way of showing data using images