When to Use Different Types of Graphs

You use this type of graph when percentages are involved

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

You use this type of graph when you are comparing categories

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

You use this type of graph when comparing a change over the course of time

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

Lionel wants to measure the growth of his tomato plant over the course of 6 weeks. What type of graph would be best for him to use?

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

Nancy wants to see how her shadow changes over the course of a year. She measures her shadow each month. What type of graph should she use?

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

Kyle wants to create a graph with data that can be easily counted.

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

• pictograph

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Lucas wants to calculate the PERCENTAGE of people who voted for different genres of music. Which graph should he use?

• circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

• pictograph

Kathy records how many cars of each color are in the parking lot. What kind of graph should she use?

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

Kathy records how many cars of each color are in the parking lot and then turns those into percentages. What kind of graph should she use?

• pie or circle graph

• bar graph

• line graph

Natasha is coaching the school track team. She records the mile times for each of her three runners each week for the entire 2-month season. What kind of graph should Natasha make to show her data and why?

• bar graph - she's comparing the times of the runners

• line graph - she's comparing the times of the runners

• line graph - she's showing change over time

• pie or circle graph - she's showing a percentage