AP Stats Flashcards
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14798644740 | frequency table | A table for organizing a set of data that shows the number of times each item or number appears. | 0 | |
14798648462 | relative frequency | A ratio that compares the frequency of each category to the total. | 1 | |
14798669097 | Distribution | how variables spread throughout the data | 2 | |
14798680522 | bar chart | Data graphed as a series of bars that shows distribution | 3 | |
14798703908 | pie chart | a chart that shows the relationship of a part to a whole | 4 | |
14798710733 | contingency table | accurately shows a relationship of variables, contingent to one another | 5 | |
14798738675 | marginal distribution | Distribution of values of that variable among all individuals described by the table. | 6 | |
14798749213 | conditional distribution | the distribution of a variable restricting the who to consider only a smaller group of individuals | 7 | |
14798761393 | independent variable | The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied. | 8 | |
14798777395 | segmented bar chart | displays the conditional distribution of a categorical variable within each category of another variable | 9 | |
14798783144 | Simpson's paradox | when averages are taken across different groups, they can appear to contradict the overall averages | 10 |