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Individuals
objects described by set of data
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variables
characteristic of individual (you wish to study)
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categorical variables
places individual into one of several groups/categories
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quantitative variables
how much or how many, numerical
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continuous is
quantitative
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discrete is
quantitative
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continuous
any real number
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discrete
whole numbers
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ordinal is
categorical
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nominal is
categorical
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ordinal
distinct order (ex. opinion polls)
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nominal
no distinct order (ex. states)
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size of plot in acres
continuous
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\# of trees over 20 ft tall
discrete
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annual amount of sunlight (sunny, moderate, cloudy)
ordinal
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state
nominal
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gender
nominal
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opinion on politician (approve, neither, disapprove)
ordinal
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\# of children
discrete
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1. categorical
type of shark being observed
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2. quantitative
all of the above
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3. discrete variable
number of toxins present in a fish
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pie chart
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bar chart
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histogram
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are bar graphs or pie charts superior
bar graphs
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a right skewed histogram is
positive
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right skewed histogram, left skewed, and symmetrical histogram
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outlier
a data point on a graph or in a set of results that is much larger or smaller than the next nearest data point
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stemplot
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discrete variables
dotplot
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variables changing over time
timeplot