Worksheets9.4 Choosing a Data Display
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
A ________ is a type of graph that show the frequency distribution of data within equal intervals (thus, there are no spaces between the bars).
Dot Plot
Line Graph
Histogram
Box Plot
The _____ is a standardized way of displaying the distribution of data based on the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum of the data set.
Dot Plot
Histogram
Box Plot
Line Graph
Five Number Summary
A _______ shows the number of values within an interval and not the actual values.
Dot Plot
Histogram
Bar Graph
Box Plot
You could change the intervals of the _____ to see which gives a better description of the data.
Histogram
Dot Plot
Line Graph
Box Plot
Changing the scales in a graph can make the data look very different
True
False
When comparing two or more sets of data, the scales must be consistent.
True
False
What data display is the best to to show a person's age and income?
Scatter Plot
Bar Graph
Circle Gaph
Stem and Leaf Plot
What data display is the best to show a person's height compared to their shoe size?
Scatter Plot
Circle Graph
Stem-Leaf Plot
Historgram
What data display is the best to show the population of the United States divided into age groups?
Histogram
Dot Plot
Scatter Plot
Box Whisker Plot
What does the squiggly line sometimes used at the beginning of they -axis of a coordinate plane let the reader know?
A range of numbers was skipped
The title of the y-axis
The interval of the y-axis
The initial number being used on the y-axix
