Chapter 12: Represent and Interpret Data (Vocabulary)

To break information into parts and study.

• interpret

• organize

• survey

• analyze

A graph that compares data by using bars of different lengths or heights.

• bar graph

• tally chart

• pictograph

• line plot

Numbers or symbols collected from a survey or experiment to show information.

• frequency table

• data

• key

• scale

A table for organizing a set of data that shows the number of times each result has occurred.

• picture graph

• bar graph

• survey

• frequency table

One of two equal parts of an inch.

• half inch (1/2)

• pictograph

• quarter inch (1/4)

• tally mark

To take meaning from information.

• organize

• analyze

• interpret

• survey

The part of a graph that tells what or how many each symbol stands for.

• data

• key

• scale

• tally chart

A graph that uses columns of Xs above a number line to show frequency of data.

• tally chart

• line plot

• pictograph

• survey

A graph that compares data by using picture symbols.

• data

• tally chart

• pictograph

• frequency table

A graph that has different pictures to show information collected.

• picture graph

• key

• tally mark

• data