MATH Flashcards
BIMODAL
DESCRIBES A DISTRIBUTION OF DATA WITH TWO CLEAR PEAKS
UNIMODAL
DESCRIBES A DISTRIBUTION OF DATA WITH A SINGLE CLEAR PEAK, AKA NORMAL DISTRIBUTION, AKA BELL SHAPED
SKEWED LEFT
THE TAIL IS ON THE LEFT SIDE
SKEWED RIGHT
THE TAIL IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE
OUTLIER
A DATA POINT THAT IS DISTINCTLY SEPARATE FROM OTHER DATA
MEAN
THE AVERAGE. ADD ALL THE NUMBERS IN THE LIST THEN DIVIDE BY HOW MANY NUMBERS THERE ARE IN THE LIST
MEDIAN
THE MIDDLE NUMBER OF AN ORDERED LIST. IF THERE ARE 2 NUMBERS IN THE MIDDLE, ADD THEM THEN DIVIDE BY 2
MODE
THE NUMBER IN A LIST THAT OCCURS MOST OFTEN. IF A LIST INCLUDES 2 MODES IT IS BIMODAL
RANGE
BIGGEST NUMBER - SMALLEST NUMBER
STANDARD DEVIATION
HIGH STANDARD DEVIATION MEANS THE DATA IS SPREAD OUT. LOW STANDARD DEVIATION MEANS THE DATA IS CLOSE TO THE MEAN
UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION
NO CLEAR PEAKS
PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIP
MUST BE A STRAIGHT LINE AND GO THROUGH 0,0
NON PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIP
NOT A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN PLOTTED ON GRAPH