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Bar Graph
Bar graphs are used to compare things between different groups or to track changes over time.
Visually strong
Categories can be reordered causing graph to be misleading Use only with distinct data
Displaying Monthly Budget Displaying Types of After School Activities Displaying Types of Pizza toppings
A circle graph is best when you are trying to compare parts of a whole. They do not show change over time.
Visually appealing Shows percent of total for each category Best with 3 to 7 categories
Hard to compare various data sets since the exact amount of each set is unknown Other category too vague and causes a problem Total pieces of data (or surveyed) is typically unknown unless specified Use only with
What Type of Graph Do I Use? Type of Graph Example Example of When Graph Used Description Advantages Disadvantages
distinct data
Frequency Table
A frequency table shows the number of pieces of data that fall within given intervals.
Visually strong
Intervals may be inaccurate or too large Exact data unknown due to intervals
Histogram
Test scores to Number of Students Ages of shoppers to amount of money spent at a store
Histograms are similar to bar graphs . . .except, histograms do NOT have spaces (or gaps) between categories.
Visually strong
Can compare to normal bell curve Usually the yaxis is a count of items falling into each category
Cannot read exact values because data is grouped into categories More difficult to compare two data sets Use only with distinct data
What Type of Graph Do I Use? Type of Graph Example Example of When Graph Used
Your grade throughout the nine weeks Cost of a Playstation 3 since it was released The number of laps you can do in the pacer test during PE
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Line Graph
A scatter plot with the dots connected. Multiple pieces of data sets can be graphed on the same line graph, but then a key is needed.
Can compare multiple continuous data sets easily Trends of data are easily seen over time
Line Plot
Test scores (could be differentiated between boys and girls) Ages in a group
A line plot displays the data above a number line by placing marks for each piece of data over the corresponding value.
Visually strong
What Type of Graph Do I Use? Type of Graph Example Example of When Graph Used
Number of books read in a week by grade level Amount of Money earned by Students in a Class
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Pictograph
Misleading when only fractional parts of pictures are used Total number of data may be unknown
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Time studying and Test Grade Time driving and distance from home
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Shows a trend in the data relationship Keeps the EXACT values and sample size Shows minimum, maximum, & outliers
Hard to visualize results in a large data set Data on both axis should be continuous
Negative Correlation
Amount of time watching tv and test grade Amount of time you have driven and the number of gallons of gasoline in your car
No Correlation
Your hair color and your test score Your batting average and the number of pets you own
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Quiz Scores
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A stem n leaf plot displays quantitative data by arranging the data in order.
Provide a quick overview of data Easily identify outliers Easily identify mode Easily identify median Keeps EXACT values of data
Too much data makes stemn-leaf plots cluttered and hard to read Too little data does not allow you to see any trend Only useful with certain data values (i.e. not a lot of decimal places, or unit places)
Quiz Scores
A box-andwhisker plot displays quantitative data by arranging it in order. However, individual pieces of data are not identified.
Provide a quick overview of data Easily identify outliers Easily identifies range Easily identify median
Does not provide original data points May give false impression of data (i.e. small sample size vs. large sample size) Quartiles may be misinterpreted Hard to compare various data sets since the exact amount of each set is unknown
What Type of Graph Do I Use? Type of Graph Example Example of When Graph Used Description Advantages Disadvantages