Statistical Graphs and Charts

A type of graph that compares 2 or more sets of data/groups.

• pie graph

• pareto charts

• compound bar graphs

• time series graph

What graph should be used to show the relationship between the parts and the whole.

A _____ is a data plot that uses part of the data value as the stem and part of the data value as the leaf to form group of classes.

• exploratory data analysis

• stem and leaf plot

• dotplots

• misleading graphs

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A _____ is a statistical graph in which each data value is plotted as a point above the horizontal axis.

This is used to represents a frequency distribution for categorical variables, and frequencies are displayed by heights, which are arranged in order from highest to lowest.

• Bar Graph

• Time series graph

• Pareto Graph

• stem and leaf plot

____ gives a visual represntation that enables readers to analyze and interpret data more easily than they could simply by looking at numbers.

State which graph would most appropriately represents the given situation: The record temperatures of a city for the last 30 years.

• pareto chart

• Time series graph

• dotpoints

• pie graph

State which graph would most appropriately represents the given situation: The percentage of votes each four candidates received in the last election.

• Pareto chart

• Time series graph

• Dotplots

• Pie graph

What are some common methods used to represent data trends?

• box plots

• radar charts

• line graphs, bar graphs, scatter plots, and pie charts

• histograms

How many females were surveyed?

• 10

• 16

• 26

• 14