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10/30/2014

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90th percentile
Definition
on a normal curve, 90 percent of the area is to the left
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60th percentile
Definition
on a normal curve, 60 percent of the area is to the left
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calculating the number of combinations of 3 workers chosen from a group of 8
Definition

8!/5!3!

(8*7*6)/(3*2*1) = 56

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average
Definition
sum the values of the variable (each identical value can be mutliplied by its specific frequency, and the sum of those products can be summed) and divide it by the sum of ALL frequencies
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Least common multiple of 9 & 12
Definition
using prime factorization
9: (3)^2
12: (3)(2)^2

so the LCM is (3)^2 * (2)^2 = 36
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least common multiple of 55 & 66
Definition
Prime factorization
55: (5)(11)
66: (6)(11)

LCM is (5)(6)(11) = 330
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inequality, multiplying or dividing by a negative number means
Definition
you switch the sign
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midpoint of successive integers
Definition
highest - (highest-lowest)/2
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Slope as a fraction
Definition
△y/△x
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f(x) = 2x + 4
what is the slope, what is the y intercept?
Definition
2 is the slope
4 is the y intercept
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rs=t
factors are..?
Definition
r & s are factors, or divisors, of t.
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rs=t
what is t in relation to r? to s?
Definition
t is a multiple of s
t is a multiple of r
t is divisible by s
t is divisible by r
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factors of 4
Definition
6 factors, or divisors
-4, -2, -1, 1, 2, 4
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least common multiple of a & b
Definition
the least positive integer that is a multiple of both a & b
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greatest common divisor/factor of a & b
Definition
the greatest positive integer that is a divisor/factor of of both a & b
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equation representing an integer N divided by a non-zero integer D resulting in a quotient Q and a remainder R
Definition
N=DQ+R
0
Term
20/7 quotient and remainder equation
Definition
N=DQ+R 20=7*2 + 6
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-17 / 7
quotient and remainder
Definition
N=DQ+R
-17 = 7*-3 + 4
(remember, 0
Term
prime number
Definition
has only 2 positive divisors/factors: 1 and itself
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n!
Definition
the product of all positive integers less than or equal to 'n', where 'n' is any positive integer
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0!
Definition
=1 (special rule)
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set
Definition
>no repetition
>order irrelevant
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lists
Definition
> repetition ok
> order relevant
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intersection of sets A & B
Definition
the set of elements that are in both sets A & B
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union of A&B
Definition
the set of elements that are in sets A or B or both.
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disjoint sets
Definition
mutually exclusive sets, with nothing in common
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A is a subset of B if...
Definition
all elements of set A are also in set B
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median
Definition
middle of a data
for odd sample, middle number
for even sample, middle two integers averaged
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mode
Definition
most frequently ocurring number
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quartile
Definition
3 numbers that divide the data into 4 groups
from the least number up to the first quartile
from the first quartile to the second quartile
from the second quartile to the third quartile
from the third quartile to the last number
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range
Definition
greatest number in a list minus the least number
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interquartile range
Definition
third quartile minus the first quartile
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