1.4: Representing Data

Providing a visual representation

Making it more complex

Hiding important details

Confusing the viewer

advanced algebra concepts

basic geometry principles

the history of mathematics

programming basics

a type of data structure consisting of nodes and edges

a mathematical function

a type of chart used in statistics

a programming language

a variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment

a variable that is measured and affected in a scientific experiment

a constant variable that does not change

a variable that is not related to the experiment

a variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on another variable

a variable that remains constant throughout the experiment

a variable that is measured and affected in an experiment

a variable that is not related to the experiment

prove a hypothesis

disprove a theory

collect data

explore new phenomena

The order of data

The source of data

The pattern in data

The accuracy of data

graph

table

text

number

Quantitative data

Qualitative data

Categorical data

Time-series data

23%

28%

15%

10%