Comparing Data on Graphs

Bar charts that display frequencies or relative frequencies in the form of contiguous (touching) bars.

• Histograms

• Stacked Columns

• Line (X-Y) Graphs

• Scatter Plot Graphs

What type of Data Display is this?

• Line Graph

• Histogram

• Scatter 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.

Pie charts are a good data display because...

• They show the correlation of points

• They show the percentages of the whole data set

Scatter plots are a good data display because...

• They show the percentage of the whole data set.

• They allow you to see a correlation from a set of imperfect data points.

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?

• Bar Graph

• Pie Chart

• Stem & Leaf Plot

• Scatter Plot

What type of Data Display is this?

• Stem & Leaf Plot

• Histogram

• Line Plot

• Bar Graph