DM 1.4 Vocabulary

a graphic way to display the median, quartiles, and extremes of a data set on a number line
to show the distribution of data

where the midpoint of the data lies

the five numbers, calculated from a data set, that are used to summarize the center and
spread of the data, as well as construct a box and whiskers plot. They are the minimum,
the maximum, the median, and the smaller (Q1) and larger (Q3) bounds of the middle 50%
of the data in the set.

a predefined formula that is in a spreadsheet program

the sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values in the data set

the middle number in a data set when the numbers are arranged in value order

the entire group from which all possible items could be selected and measured

a portion of a larger population

how the data is distribute

a document that has data arranged in row and column grids to be used for calculations of
data

using computations to organize, describe, and make meaning from a set of data, often for the purpose of making a decision