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| a grid formed by a horizontal number line called the x-axis and a vertical number line called the y-axis |
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| a horizontal number line that is part of a coordinate plane |
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| a vertical number line that is part of a coordinate plane |
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| where the two axes intersect (where the x-axis crosses the y-axis) |
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| the coordinates of a location of a point |
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| tells the number of horizontal units a point is from 0 |
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| tells the number of vertical units a point is from 0 |
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the x- and y-axes divide the coordinate plane into four regions called this |
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| a line that parallels the x-axis, a line along the horizon |
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something that is upright, or parallel to the y-axis |
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| a graph that uses the digits of each number to show the shape of the data. Each data value is broken into a "stem" (digit or digits on the left) and a "leaf" (digit or digits on the right) |
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| the sum of the set of data divided by the number of data items |
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| a data item that is much higher or much lower than the oter items in a set of data. It can greatly affect the mean of a set of data. |
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| the middle value of a data set when the data are arranged in numerical order. |
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| the item in a data set that occurs the most often. |
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- Work inside grouping symbols () or [].
- Multiply and divide in order from left to right.
- Add and subtract in order from left to right.
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9 (4 + 5) = 9 (4) + 9 (5)
5 (8-2) = 5 (8) - 5 (2) |
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| a graph that summarizes a data set along a number line. There is a box in the middle and whiskers at either side. |
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