Chart Vocabulary #1

What is the term for information collected about something, usually in numbers or categories?

• Chart

• Data

• Graph

• Table

What do you call a group of numbers or pieces of information collected together?

• Data Set

• Spreadsheet

• Row

• Column

Which of the following is a picture that shows data in a way that's easy to understand, like graphs, tables, or diagrams?

• Data

• Chart

• Histogram

• Dot Plot

What type of chart uses axes (horizontal and vertical lines) to organize and display data visually?

• Table

• Graph

• Pie Chart

• Box and Whisker Plot

How is data organized in rows and columns for easy reading?

• Scatter Plot

• Table

• Line Graph

• Bar Chart

What is a computer tool that organizes data in a table format with rows and columns?

• Spreadsheet

• Column Chart

• Pie Chart

• Histogram

What is a horizontal line of data in a table or spreadsheet called?

• Column

• Row

• Bar Chart

• Line Graph

What is a vertical line of data in a table or spreadsheet called?

• Row

• Column

• Scatter Plot

• Dot Plot

Which chart uses bars to compare amounts in different categories?

• Bar Chart

• Line Graph

• Box and Whisker Plot

• Pie Chart

What type of chart uses vertical bars to show amounts in different categories?

• Column Chart

• Histogram

• Scatter Plot

• Dot Plot