Most Appropriate Type of Graph

ROJH Math 8th grade

LINE PLOT• analyzing/comparing

categorical/numerical data• fewer than 50• horizontal

BOX AND WHISKER• median• quartiles• distribution• Center

LINE GRAPH• comparing/analyzing over time• points connected on a grid

STEM-AND-LEAF PLOT• analyzing and comparing numerical

data• organize data

HISTOGRAM• bars• comparing• analyzing• specific intervals

CIRCLE GRAPH• Whole-->part• Percent• analyzing• comparing

VENN DIAGRAM• Common• overlaps• Categories

SCATTER PLOT• analyzing/comparing numerical data• relationship between 2 quantities• trends

BAR GRAPH• Analyzing• Comparing• bars

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