Graphing Practice

Display that shows change over time

• Line Graph
• Line Plot
• Box Plot
• Histogram

Display shows how many times each number occurs usually using "x's"

• Box Plot
• Histogram
• Line Plot

Line graphs can show

• Medians
• Means
• Trends

Display shows number of items in specific categories [like colors, foods, grades...]

• Bar Graph
• Box Plot
• Line Graph

Changing the scales in a graph can make the data look very different

• True

• False

When comparing two or more sets of data, the scales must be consistent.

• True

• False

What is misleading about this data?

• The y-axis is labeled incorrectly.
• The age ranges are different.
• The title is incorrect

You would like to compare the number of votes that 6 candidates received in the latest student election.

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Pie Chart

• Histogram

You are trying to prove that your family spends way too much money on entertainment. Your family monthly spending looks like this:

$450 food $800 entertainment $1,250 home mortgage

$200 maintenance $150 meals outside home

• Line Graph

• Histogram

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

Choose an appropriate data display for the given situation.

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Pie Chart

• Histogram