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Why do the bars in a histogram touch each other with no gaps, unlike in a bar chart?
ABecause a histogram groups continuous numeric data into ranges (bins) that flow directly into one anotherBBecause histograms only show categories, just like bar chartsCTo make the histogram look neaterDBars in a histogram never actually touch
Counting in jumps Skip counting means counting forward in equal jumps instead of one at a time. It's a fast way to count things that come in groups, like pairs of shoes or fingers on hands. Odd and even Skip counting by 2s from 2 lists only
Turning a solved inequality into a picture Once you have something like x > 3 or x ≤ −2, the graph has two parts: a circle at the boundary number, and shading showing which other numbers are solutions. Open circle or closed? The circle answ
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Mathematics · L2 · Graphing Inequalities on a Number Line
In simple linear regression, what does the slope β₁ represent?
AThe predicted value of Y when X = 0BThe expected change in Y for a one-unit increase in XCThe correlation coefficient between X and YDThe proportion of variance in Y explained by X
A matrix is a labelled grid Rows and columns of numbers, each number an entry. Dimensions are always rows first, then columns. Two rows, three columns, so that's a 2 × 3 matrix. Adding and subtracting Both matrices must have identical dimen
Pick the shape before you start writing Most stuck proofs are stuck because the wrong technique was chosen in the first thirty seconds. The statement's form usually tells you which one to reach for. Direct proof Assume the hypothesis, walk
A function table lists pairs of input and output values that all follow the same rule. Each input goes in, the rule is applied, and an output comes out.
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Mathematics · L2 · Function Tables & Input-Output Rules
Comparing without numbers Line up one end of each object and put them side by side. Whichever sticks out further is longer. No numbers needed at all. Measuring with everyday objects Before rulers, people measured with whatever they had: pap
Pair things up Every whole number is either odd or even, and pairing is the way to find out which. 6 blocks make exactly 3 pairs, so 6 is even. 5 blocks make 2 pairs and one lonely block, so 5 is odd. The last-digit shortcut Pairing up 138
Sharing equally A fraction shows a part of a whole thing. Whenever you share something so everyone gets the same amount, you're using fractions. Cut a pizza into 2 equal pieces and eat one, and you ate half the pizza. The pieces have to be
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Mathematics · L1 · Half and Quarter: Your First Fractions
When SOH-CAH-TOA runs out Those ratios need a right angle. Most triangles don't have one. Oblique triangles need two new tools. Law of Sines Every side divided by the sine of its opposite angle gives the same value. Use it when you know two
In graph theory, what are the two basic building blocks of a graph?1 / 9
Vertices (also called nodes) — the points — and edges — the connections between pairs of vertices. A graph is just a set of vertices plus a set of edges joining some of them.
Two hands, two jobs At half past, the short hand sits BETWEEN two numbers, not on one. That's a good clue you've read it right. Days of the week Seven days, always in the same order, and after Sunday it starts again at Monday. Months of the
Multiply the numbers, then decide the sign Two separate jobs. The size comes from ordinary multiplication; the sign comes from the two signs you started with. Division uses the identical rule Three or more numbers? Count the negatives (−2)