Collect and Represent Data Vocabulary

A method of gathering information by asking questions.

• experiment

• observation

• survey

A procedure that can be repeated to collect data.

• experiment

• observation

• survey

A method of collecting data by watching people or events in a natural setting.

• experiment

• observation

• survey

The graph is an example of a....

• bar graph

• line plot

Which type of data is used to collect information that can be divided into categories?

• categorical data

• frequency table

• numerical data

Which type of data can be measured or ordered from least to greatest?

• categorical data

• frequency table

• numerical data

This is an example of a...

• categorical data

• frequency table

• numerical data

Given this set of data numbers: 6, 8, 12, and 17

How would you set-up with the y-axis?

• increasing by 1

• increasing by 2

• increasing by 5

• increasing by 10