Across
- 1. how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value
- 5. basic SI unit for measuring amount of matter in an object
- 7. data points form a jagged line or no line at all
- 12. error - a way to determine how accurate an experimental value is
- 13. pie chart, must have data for all the categories in survey or experiment
- 15. amount of space an object or substance takes up
- 16. measurement system based on the number 10
- 19. measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
- 21. the difference between the greatest value and least value in a set of data
- 22. displays data that shows how one variable changes in response to another variable
- 26. version of metric system that scientists use
Down
- 2. to have many parts
- 3. line graph in which the data points form a straight line
- 4. the middle number in a set of data
- 6. data that do not fit with the rest of the data set
- 8. a picture of data that allows for visual analysis and comparison of information
- 9. basic SI unit for measuring length
- 10. communicate how precise measurements are
- 11. uses vertical or horizontal bars to represent data
- 14. how close a group of measurements are to each other
- 17. the general direction that something tends to move
- 18. the numerical average of a set of data
- 20. is a portion of something that is used to represent the whole thing
- 23. an approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions
- 24. measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume
- 25. the number that appears most often in a list of numbers