Graphing Vocabulary

A graph that uses pictures or symbols to represent data

• key

• pictograph

• frequency table

• line plot

A part of a map, graph, or chart that explains what symbols mean

• key

• tally chart

• data

• frequency table

A bar graph with horizontal bars

• pictograph

• vertical bar graph

• horizontal bar graph

• data

A bar graph with vertical bars

• vertical bar graph

• horizontal bar graph

• tally chart

• data

Short line segments drawn in groups of 5; each mark including the slanted mark stands for 1 unit

• key

• frequency table

• line plot/ dot plot

• tally chart

A table that shows how many times each event, item, or category occurs

• pictograph

• key

• line plot/ dot plot

• frequency table

A diagram that shows frequency of data on a number line

• line plot/ dot plot

• data

• pictograph

• key

Pieces of information

• key

• data

• horizonal bar graph

• vertical bar graph