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Unit 2 · Standard 6.DS.4

🔑 Describe Data Using the Mean — Vocab Explorer

Lesson 2-8 · Learn the words, then practice them

① Word Wall

Look at the picture, read the meaning, and tap 🔊 to hear each word.

Illustration of Mean: The average of a data set. Add all the values, then divide by how many values there are.
Mean

ES Media

The average of a data set. Add all the values, then divide by how many values there are.

El promedio de un conjunto de datos. Suma todos los valores y divide entre cuántos valores hay.

Illustration of Average: Another word for the mean — the amount each value would be if the total were shared equally.
Average

ES Promedio

Another word for the mean — the amount each value would be if the total were shared equally.

Otra palabra para la media: la cantidad que tendría cada valor si el total se repartiera en partes iguales.

Illustration of Measure of center: A single number used to describe the middle, or typical value, of a whole data set.
Measure of center

ES Medida de centro

A single number used to describe the middle, or typical value, of a whole data set.

Un solo número que se usa para describir el centro, o valor típico, de todo un conjunto de datos.

Illustration of Balance point: The value where the total distance of the data above it equals the total distance below it. The mean is the balance point.
Balance point

ES Punto de equilibrio

The value where the total distance of the data above it equals the total distance below it. The mean is the balance point.

El valor donde la distancia total de los datos por encima es igual a la distancia total por debajo. La media es el punto de equilibrio.

Illustration of Data set: The whole collection of values that were gathered or measured.
Data set

ES Conjunto de datos

The whole collection of values that were gathered or measured.

Toda la colección de valores que se recopilaron o midieron.

Illustration of Target mean: The mean a person is trying to reach.
Target mean

ES Media objetivo

The mean a person is trying to reach.

La media que una persona intenta alcanzar.

Illustration of Target total: The target mean times the number of values.
Target total

ES Total objetivo

The target mean times the number of values.

La media objetivo multiplicada por la cantidad de valores.

② Match it

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

③ Fill in the blank

Use the word bank to finish each sentence.

Word bank
MeanAverageMeasure of centerBalance pointData setTarget meanTarget total
  1. 1The value found by adding all the data and dividing by how many values there are is the .
  2. 2A common everyday word that means the same thing as the mean is the .
  3. 3A single number that describes the typical value of a whole data set is a .
  4. 4The value where the total amount above equals the total amount below is the .
  5. 5The whole collection of collected values is the .
  6. 6The mean a person is aiming to reach is the .
  7. 7The target mean multiplied by the number of values is the .

④ Use it in a sentence

Pick one word and finish the sentence in your own words.

A is .