Interpreting Shapes of Data Displays

What type of Data Display is this?

• Histogram

• Pie Chart

• Stem & Lead Plot

• Scatter Plot

What type of Data Display is this?

• Line Plot

• Pie Chart

• Histogram

• Stem & Leaf Plot

What type of Data Display is this?

• Line Plot

• Scatter Plot

• Bar Graph

• Pie Chart

What type of Data Display is this?

• Line Graph

• Histogram

• Scatter Plot

• Bar Graph

What type of Data Display is this?

• Bar Graph

• Pie Chart

• Stem & Leaf Plot

• Scatter Plot

What type of Data Display is this?

• Stem & Leaf Plot

• Histogram

• Line Plot

• Bar Graph

Bar graphs are a good data display because...

• They make comparisons between different variables very easy to see.

• They are good at showing specific values of data, meaning that given one variable the other can easily be determined.

Line graphs are a good data display because...

• They represent a percentage of the whole data set.

• They enable the viewer to make predictions about the results of data not yet recorded & show the change over time.

Pie charts are a good data display because...

• They show the correlation of points

• They show the percentages of the whole data set

Histograms are good data displays because...

• They allow you to group your data values into a range of numbers

• They allow you to make a prediction of a future measurement