Interpreting Line Plots, Bar Graphs

What makes this graph misleading?

• The bars are all the same color

• The relative size of the bars does not match the data

• There is no x or y axis

• The dates are hard to read

When do we use bar graphs?

• When we want to show comparative size

• When the data are continuous

• When we want the data to be vertical

• When the data are fractions or percentages

Which number was guessed the most times?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 5

How many patients went to the doctor fewer than 3 times?

• 9

• 6

• 4

• 5

How many students wrote exactly 1 poem?

• 1

• 2

• 6

Which number was drawn the most times?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

How many people played mini-golf exactly 3 times last summer?

• 10

• 2

• 8

How many people went swimming more than 4 times?

• 10

• 9

• 4

How many students spun 0?

• 4

• 1

• 3

How many customers ate ice cream at least 1 time?

• 32

• 36

• 28