Unit 1 List 1 Graphing

Question 1

Observation

Answer 1

. an act or instance of noticing or perceiving. an act or instance of regarding attentively or watching. the faculty or habit of observing or noticing.

Question 2

Data

Answer 2

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
“there is very little data available

Question 3

variable

Answer 3

not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change.
“the quality of hospital food is highly variable”

Question 4

Precision

Answer 4

the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.
“the deal was planned and executed with military precision”

Question 5

Accuracy

Answer 5

the quality or state of being correct or precise.
“we have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics”

Question 6

Predict

Answer 6

say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.
“it is too early to predict a result”

Question 7

Infer

Answer 7

deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
“it is possible to infer a trend from the figures”

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

something that depends on other factors.

Question 10

Line graph

Answer 10

is 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 type of graph in which a circle is divided into sectors that each represent a proportion of the whole.
“a pie chart of how public money is spent”

Question 13

Scatterplot

Answer 13

A scatter plot, also called a scatter plot, scatter graph, scatter chart, scatter gram, or scatter diagram