6th Grade Statistics Vocabulary

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What is a statistical question?

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a question that can be answered by collecting data that are expected to vary

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What is a dot plot?

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a data display that shows data as dots above a number line; may also be called a line plot

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The FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT step when answering questions about numerical data is to...

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Put the numbers in order from LEAST to GREATEST

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Outlier

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an extreme value in a data set that is either much larger or much smaller than all the other values.

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A count of how many times a data value occurs in a data set

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frequency

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What tells us how spread out or close together values in a data set are?

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variability

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Are you hungry?

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Non Statistical Q

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Is the following question statistical or non statistical? On average, how many pencils does each classroom go through daily?

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Statistical

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Which of the following questions is a statistical question?

• How old is the school's principal?
• How tall is each student in your class?
• How many students are in the school band?
• What is my favorite number?

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How tall is each student in your class?

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Is the following a statistical question: How old is the Statue of Liberty?

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no