Comparing Data Displays

A _______ is a graphic display using a simple scale to compare the frequency within categories or groups.

• Histogram

• Line Graph

• Box Plot

• Dot Plot

A ________ is a type of graph that show the frequency distribution of data within equal intervals (thus, there are no spaces between the bars).

• Dot Plot

• Line Graph

• Histogram

• Box Plot

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The _____ is a standardized way of displaying the distribution of data based on the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum of the data set.

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

• Box Plot

• Line Graph

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A _______ shows the number of values within an interval and not the actual values.

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

• Bar Graph

• Box Plot

A _______ is useful for relatively small sets of data.

• Histogram

• Dot Plot

• Box Plot

• Line Graph

Original data is not clearly shown in the _______; also, mean and mode cannot be identified.

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

• Line Graph

• Box Plot

You could change the intervals of the _____ to see which gives a better description of the data.

• Histogram

• Dot Plot

• Line Graph

• Box Plot

Graphs should sometimes include labeled axes and titles.

• True

• False

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