Choosing Appropriate Data Display

Which display allows you to find the favorite cafeteria lunch item of the sixth-grade students?

• bar graph

• line graph

• histogram

• box plot

Which display allows you to find the temperature from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.?

• box plot

• line graph

• bar graph

• box plot

Which display allows you to find the test scores each student had on a language arts test?

• bar graph

• line graph

• frequency table

• box plot

Which display allows you to find the median age of people who voted in an election?

• bar graph

• line graph

• frequency table

• box plot

Which display allows you to find the amount of sales a company has over 6 months?

• line graph

• frequency table

• bar graph

• box plot

Which display allows you to tell the MODE of the data?

• Line Plot

• Box Plot

Which of the displays allows you to easily find the MEDIAN of the data?

• Line Plot

• Box Plot

Which display makes it easier to determine the greatest number of calendars sold?

• Line Plot

• Bar Graph

A survey compared different brands of hair shampoo. Brand A: 35. Brand B: 12. Brand C: 42. Brand D: 24. Brand E: 8. Brand F: 11. What type of display compares the number of responses best?

• Box Plot

• Line Plot

• Bar Graph

• Histogram

Mr. Vincent's math class has the following quiz: 70, 70, 75, 80, 100, 85, 85, 65, 75, 85, 95, 90, 90, 100, 85, 90, 90, 95, 80, 85, 90, 85, 90, 75. What is the most appropriate type of display to allow you to count the number of students with a score of 85?

• Line Plot

• Bar Graph

• Box Plot

• Line Graph