Scatterplot Use when comparing

2 things

Line Graph Shows a change over

time

Double​ Line 2 Lines

Graph
Shows a change over
time

Bar Graph Has ​categories​ on

one axis, a frequency
(count) on the other
axis. (categories are
Health, Math, etc.)

Bars ​do not touch

Double ​Bar Graph 2 bars

Bars ​do not touch

Has ​categories​ on
one axis, a frequency
(count) on the other
axis. (categories
John, Carla, etc.)

Histogram Bars ​touch

Equal Intervals

Intervals are 0-199,

200-399 etc.

Pictograph Compares data

amounts in a visually
appealing way by
using symbols

Often uses pictures

and partial pictures

Frequency Chart
 Stem and Leaf Organizes data points
Plot by the place value of
the leading digits. ...

Use it to find the

median, mode, and
range of the data set.

Circle Graph Shows parts of the

whole

Often you will need to

use proportions to
solve problems

Box and Whisker Divides the data into

Plot 4 quartiles

Gives 5 number
summary: minimum,
maximum, median,
lower quartile and
upper quartile

Dot Plot Easy to see spread,

mode, and
distribution.

Line of Best Fit A straight line that is

drawn almost in the
center of the given
data points on a
scatter plot
Line of Best Fit