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SAT: Percentages & Data Interpretation Glossary

8 essential terms — because precise language is the foundation of clear thinking in SAT: Percentages & Data Interpretation.

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A relative frequency calculated using a row or column total as the denominator rather than the grand total.

Related:conditional probabilitytwo-way table

A reduction in price, expressed as a percentage of the original price.

Related:markupsale price

The count in an interior cell of a two-way table, representing data satisfying both row and column categories.

Related:marginal frequencyrelative frequency

The sum of all entries in a row or column of a two-way table, representing the total for one category.

Related:joint frequencygrand total

The amount added to the cost of an item to determine its selling price, usually expressed as a percentage of cost.

Related:discountprofit margin

The ratio of the difference between new and old values to the old value, expressed as a percentage.

Related:percent increasepercent decrease

A frequency expressed as a fraction or percentage of a total, allowing proportional comparisons.

Related:frequencyprobability

A table that categorizes data according to two variables, showing counts in cells, row totals, column totals, and a grand total.

Related:joint frequencymarginal frequencyconditional probability
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