Central Tendency VOCAB Review

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central tendency

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One number that tries to describe the entire set of numbers.

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mean

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Average. Sum of all the numbers divided by the total number of values.

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median

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The middle number.

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mode

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Most common number in the set.

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Normal distribution

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Graph where data is clustered in the middle and then decreases on either side evenly.

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Bell curve

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Normal distribution.

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Standard deviation

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Describes how much variability there is in the normal distribution.

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Statistics

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Collecting and analyzing data looking for common characteristics.