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MATH 114 QUANTITATIVE REASONING
FALL 2009 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Vocabulary
You don’t have to have the exact definitions of these terms memorized, but you should understand
and be able to explain in your own words the concepts represented here. Also, you should understand
what context these terms show up in and what calculations/methods are associated with them.
bar graph
line graph
pie chart
mean
median
outlier
spread
symmetry
stemplot
histogram
first quartile
third quartile
five number summary
boxplot
standard deviation
normal distribution
68-95-99.7
z-score
population
variable
observational study
experiment
sample
bias
control group
treatment group
placebo
single/double blind
confounding variables
parameter
statistic
confidence interval
margin of error
random
sample space
cardinality
event
disjoint
probability
rules of probability
linear growth/decay
slope
exponential
growth/decay
independent variable
dependent variable
half-life (doubling
time)
compound interest
effective rate (APY)
expected value (mean)
savings formula
amortization formula
graph
vertex
edge
degree
Euler circuit
Hamiltonian circuit
sorted edges algorithm
nearest neighbor
algorithm