Vocabulary
What's an estimate?
An approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions
What's "mode"?
The number that appears the most in the set of data
If the data does not vary much then we can say that it is...
Reasonable data
What's accuracy
How close a measurement is to the true value
Low percent error means...
The result obtained was accurate
Type of data that does not fit with the rest of the data
Anomalous data
What's precision?
How close a group of measurements are to each other
What's "mean"?
The numerical average of the data
Is anomalous data always inexplicable?
No
What do significant figures communicate?
How precise measurements are
What's "median"?
The middle number in the set of data
What can lead to new discoveries?
Investigation of anomalous data
What's "range"?
The difference between the greatest value and the least value in the set