Name ___________________________________ Date __________________________

Types of Graphs

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 Types of Graphs (KEY)

Bar Graph Line Graph

Pictograph Circle Graph or Pie Chart

Line Plot Histogram

Stem and Leaf Plot Double Line Graph

Name _____________________________________ Date
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Types of Graphs (Key)

Type of Example When do I want to

Graph use this kind of
graph?
 Used to compare the
A bar graph frequency of data
presents data  Use a bar graph when you
so that want to compare 2 or more
comparisons sets of data
of different
items can be
made

 Use when you have

A line graph continuous data
presents data  Use when you want to
on one item show changes over time
so that
changes and
trends over
time can be
identified and
comparisons
can be made
 Each picture or symbol
A pictograph represents and assigned
presents data amount of data
using pictures  The key tells the number
or symbols that each picture or
symbol represents
 Use when you have large
amounts of data that is too
big for a bar graph
 Use when you only have 2
to 6 categories
 Use when you want to
A circle graph show how a total amount
shows how of data is divided into parts
parts are  Can be used to show
related to the percentages
whole  Use when you have 3 to 7
categories
  Useful when finding the
A line plot range, mode, mean, and
shows the median of a set of data
frequency of  Easy to identify outliers
data values. and clusters
The range  An outlier is a piece of data
determines that is set far apart from
the number the rest of the data
line. The x  A cluster is where data
represents the tends to group together
data value.  Best to use this graph
when you have a small
range

 Different than a bar graph

A histogram is because it uses intervals
a bar graph instead of individual
that shows numbers and the bars
the frequency touch
of equal  The intervals must not
intervals of overlap
data  Good to use with
continuous data (ex:
weight, height, time, etc)

 The stem is the first

A stem and digit(s) and the leaf is the
leaf plot is a last digit in a data value
special table  Ex: In the number 72, the
where each digit 7 is the stem and the
data value is digit 2 is the leaf
split into a  Useful when organizing
“stem” and a numerical data
“leaf”

 Useful to compare how two

A double line things change over time
graph is a line  Each set of data is graphed
graph used to separately but on the same
compare two grid
sets of data  A key identifies the sets of
data
 Name _____________________________________ Date
__________________________

Types of Graphs

Type of Example When do I want to use

Graph this kind of graph?

A ____________  Used to compare the

_____________ ______________ of data

presents data  Use a bar graph when you

so that want to _____________________ 2
comparisons of or more sets of data
different items
can be made

A ____________  Use when you have

______________ _____________________ data
presents data
on one item so  Use when you want to show
that ___________________ over
____________ and __________________
trends
_______________
can be
identified and
comparisons
can be made
 Each picture or symbol
A represents and assigned
_______________ amount of ___________

presents data  The___________tells the

using pictures number that each picture or
or symbols symbol represents

 Use when you have

___________ amounts of data
that is too big for a bar
graph

 Use when you only have

 ____ to _____ categories

A _____________  Use when you want to show

_______________ how a _______________
shows how amount of data is
___________ ________________ into parts
are related to
the  Can be used to show
______________ ____________________

 Use when you have ____ to

____ categories
 Useful when finding the
A ______________ ____________________________
_____________ ___ ___________________of a
shows the set of data
______________ of
data values. The  Easy to identify
___________ _____________ and
determines the ________________
number line.
The _____  An _______________ is a piece
represents the of data that is set far apart
data value. from the rest of the data

 A _________________ is where
data tends to group
together

 Best to use this graph when

you have a
_______________range

 Different than a bar graph

A ______________ because it uses
is a bar graph ___________________ instead
that shows the of individual numbers and
frequency of the
equal _________________________
______________ of
data  The ______________ must not
_________________

 Good to use with

_________________ data (ex:
weight, height, time, etc)
A ______________  The _______________ is the
________________ _________ digit(s) and the
________________ _________ is the ___________
is a special digit in a data value
table where
each data value  Ex: In the number 72, the
is split into a digit 7 is the ___________ and
“stem” and a the digit 2 is the
“leaf” ____________

 Useful when organizing

__________________data

 Useful to ________________
A ______________ how two things
________________ _______________________
is a line graph
used to  Each set of data is graphed
compare _______ _________________but on the
sets of data same grid

 A ___________ identifies the

sets of data