Data Charts and Graphs

What type of Data Display is this?

• Bar Graph

• Pie Chart

• Stem & Leaf Plot

• Scatter Plot

What type of Data Display is this?

• Line Graph

• Histogram

• Scatter Plot

• Bar Graph

What type of Data Display is this?

• Stem & Leaf Plot

• Histogram

• Line Plot

• Bar Graph

Bar graphs are a good data display because...

• They make comparisons between different variables very easy to see.

• They are good at showing specific values of data, meaning that given one variable the other can easily be determined.

Line graphs are a good data display because...

• They represent a percentage of the whole data set.

• They enable the viewer to make predictions about the results of data not yet recorded & show the change over time.

Pie charts are a good data display because...

• They show the correlation of points

• They show the percentages of the whole data set

Histograms are good data displays because...

• They allow you to group your data values into a range of numbers

• They allow you to make a prediction of a future measurement

Scatter plots are a good data display because...

• They show the percentage of the whole data set.

• They allow you to see a correlation from a set of imperfect data points.

Stem and leaf plots are a good data display because...

• They break down large numbers into groupings

• They show the correlation of a data set (positive or negative)

_________ are very similar to bar graphs.