Glossary of Terms. 1  Statistics - a set of concepts, rules, and procedures that help us to: organize numerical information in the form of tables, graphs, and charts; understand statistical techniques underlying decisions that affect our lives and well-being; and. 2  Data - facts, observations, and information that come from investigations.
The Jig (Irish: port) is a form of lively folk dance in compound meter, as well as the accompanying dance tune.
The Cake-Walk or Cakewalk was a dance developed from the Prize Walks held in the late 19th century, generally at get-togethers on slave plantations in the Southern United States. Alternative names for the original form of the dance were chalkline-walk, and the walk-around.At the conclusion of a performance of the original form of the dance in an exhibit at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, an enormous cake was awarded to the winning couple.Thereafter it was performed in minstrel shows, exclusively by men until the 1890s.t the conclusion of a performance of the original form of the dance in an exhibit at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, an enormous cake was awarded to the winning couple. Thereafter it was performed in minstrel shows, exclusively by men until the 1890s.