Choosing Data Display

Display shows number of items in specific categories [like colors, foods, grades...]

• Bar Graph

• Box Plot

• Line Graph

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

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

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 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 the population of the United States divided into age groups?

• Histogram

• Dot Plot

• Scatter Plot

• Box Whisker Plot

Identify this type statistical display.

• Histogram

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Pie chart

What data display is the best to show the price of gas over the past year?

• Bar Graph

• Histogram

• Stem-Leaf Plot

• Line Graph

What data display is the best to show the variability of students' test scores?

• Dot Plot

• Scatter Plot

• Box and Whisker Plot

• Circle Graph