Scatter Plot, Histogram, and Box and Whiskers Plot Quiz Review

The bars do not touch on a histogram.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The bars DO touch on a histogram.

Which type of graph has a box between lower and upper quartiles?

• Histogram

• Scatter plot

• Box and whiskers plot

Only the x-axis is labeled on a histogram.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Both axes must be labeled.

A histogram is very similar to a bar graph, but uses intervals on the x-axis.

• True

• False

What type of graph is used on your standardized tests and displays large sets of data?

• Histogram

• Scatter plot

• Box and whiskers plot

What is the purpose of a box and whiskers plot?

• To display a large set of data

• To show the frequency of the data

• To show how closely two sets of data are related

The whiskers from the quartiles on a box and whisker plot show_____________ and _____________ values.

• minimum and maximum

• mean and mode 

• mode and median

On a histogram, the closer the sets of data are related, the more the points are spread apart.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The closer the sets of data are related, the closer the points come to forming a straight line.

On a box and whisker plot, the line in the middle of the box is the ________________.

• Mean

• Mode

• Median

What is the purpose of a histogram?

• To show a possible relationship between two sets of data

• To show the spread of all of the data on a number line

• To show the frequency of the data