Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

When a set of data having a middle number is arranged from LEAST to GREATEST, the middle number is the ___________.
When a set of data having two middle numbers is arranged from LEAST to GREATEST, the __________ is the mean of the two middle numbers.

Answer 1

Median

Question 2

The number that occurs most often.

Answer 2

Mode

Question 3

Greatest Number - Least Number

Answer 3

Range

Question 4

A type of graph that uses a number line to show the number of times an item of data occurs.

Answer 4

Line Plot

Question 5

A type of chart that shows the data organized by place value. The __________ are the ones digits. The ________ are the digits to the left of the ones digits.

Answer 5

Stem and Leaf Plot

Question 6

Any number in the data that is much farther away from the largest group of data.

Answer 6

Outlier

Question 7

The result in a probability experiment.

Answer 7

Outcome

Question 8

An outcome that will DEFINITELY occur

Answer 8

Certain

Question 9

A result you are looking for.

Answer 9

Favorable Outcome

Question 10

The likelihood of getting a favorable outcome.

Answer 10

Probability

Question 11

The average

Answer 11

Mean