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

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data collected by the person using the data

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first-hand data

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3
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data collected by others from sources such as websites and social media

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second-hand data

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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

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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

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pictograph

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A way of showing data using images

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