Chapter 14

To be understandable and useful for decision makers, raw data must be

Part of a whole number expressed as a proportion

A visual representation of data as they change over time

Meaningful and not occurring by chance

A presentation of information organized by rows and columns

Which of the following is a basic arithmetic operation?

The relationship between two quantities

Part of a whole expressed in hundredths

A general direction in which something is developing or changing

In statistics, an average value is also known as a

A connection or relationship between two things being studied

An excellent visual way to study trends is with an

Which of the following is true about the U.S. measurement system?

Analysis of specific data to draw broader conclusions

A sample is a small representative part of a

The activity managers perform when they review data to identify relationships, patterns, and explanations is

The sum of all values divided by the number of values

Meaningful summaries of data to help explain a current situation

The value that appears the most frequently in a range of values

All of the data that have been collected for study

The likelihood that a certain outcome will occur

A small, representative part of a population selected for study

The middle number in the range of values

All possible values of a characteristic from lowest to highest

Consistent with other similar data that could be collected