Unit 1 List 1 Graphing

Question 1

Observation

Answer 1

the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.

Question 2

Data

Answer 2

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

Question 3

Variable

Answer 3

not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change.

Question 4

Precision

Answer 4

the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.

Question 5

Accuracy

Answer 5

the quality or state of being correct or precise.

Question 6

Predict

Answer 6

say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.

Question 7

Infer

Answer 7

deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Question 8

Independent variable

Answer 8

a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure.

Question 9

Dependent variable

Answer 9

a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another.

Question 10

Line graph

Answer 10

a graph that uses lines to connect individual data points

Question 11

Bar graph

Answer 11

a diagram in which the numerical values of variables are represented by the height or length of lines or rectangles of equal width.

Question 12

Pie graph

Answer 12

a type of graph in which a circle is divided into sectors that each represent a proportion of the whole.

Question 13

Scatterplot

Answer 13

another term for scatter diagram.