Unit 1 List 1 Graphic ZTH

Question 1

Observation

Answer 1

An act or instance of regarding attentively or watching.

Question 2

Data

Answer 2

Data science is a concept to unify statistics, data analysis, informatics, and their related methods to understand and analyze actual phenomena with data.

Question 3

Variable

Answer 3

any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types.

Question 4

Precision

Answer 4

how close measurements of the same item are to each other

Question 5

Accuracy

Answer 5

how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value

Question 6

Predict

Answer 6

a specific statement about what will occur (i.e. the outcome or pattern that will be observed) in a particular research investigation (e.g., an experiment).

Question 7

Infer

Answer 7

the process of drawing conclusions based on evidence and reasoning.

Question 8

Independent Variable

Answer 8

the variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects.

Question 9

dependent Variable

Answer 9

what changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation in experiments.

Question 10

Line graph

Answer 10

a graph that uses lines to connect individual data points.

Question 11

Bar graph

Answer 11

a graphical representation of data, quantities, or numbers using bars or strips

Question 12

Pie graph

Answer 12

a way of summarizing a set of nominal data or displaying the different values of a given variable

Question 13

Scatter plot

Answer 13

uses dots to represent values for two different numeric variables.