Results of an Investigation
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. average
A. A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
2. independent
B. A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any
3. dependent
C. A person who relies on another person for support
4. variable
D. Worthy of being depended on
5. mean
E. A statistic describing the location of a distribution
6. mode
F. Something that is likely to vary
7. measure
G. Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
8. range
H. The temporal end
9. reliable
I. A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (plural)
10. results
J. A statement made about the future
11. conclusion
K. The sum of a set of values divided by the number of values.
12. prediction
L. The difference between the greatest and least values in a data set.
13. hypothesis
M. The value or values occurring most often in a data set.