Choosing a Data Display

Display that shows change over time

• Line Graph

• Line Plot

• Box Plot

• Histogram

Display that shows frequency of data divided into equal intervals

• Box Plot

• Histogram

• Line Graph

Display where bars touch and intervals are used as scale

• Bar Graph

• Histogram

• Box Plot

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

• Bar Graph

• Box Plot

• Line Graph

Display that shows change over time

• Line Graph

• Dot Plot

• Box and Whisker Plot

• Histogram

Choose an appropriate type of display,

Scores on a standardized test arranged in intervals.

• Line plot

• Line graph

• Stem and leaf Plot

• Histogram

Choose an appropriate type of display.

The waist measurements of soldiers that are used for sizes.

• Line plot

• Line graph

• Stem and Leaf Plot

• Histogram

Lena wants to highlight the range and shape of the data. What is the most appropriate data display?

• bar chart

• circle

• histogram

• stem-and leaf plot

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

What is a reason you might want to use a histogram instead of a dot plot to display data? (Choose the best response.)

• The histogram allows you to show each individual data value collected rather than displaying data in "bins" like a dot plot.

• The histogram is better when you don't have repeated data values and when the data is spread out with gaps between values.

• The dot plot can be used to display quantitative data, while the histogram is used for quantitative and categorical data.

• Histograms and bar charts are basically the same and so you can convert a histogram into a bar chart.