Choosing the Appropriate Graph

Bar GraphDisplay and compare data

Circle GraphShows how a set of data is divided into parts

Venn diagramShows relationships between two or more

data sets

Line PlotShows the frequency of values

Line GraphShows how data changes over a period of

time

Stem-and-Leaf PlotShows how often data values occur and how

they are distributed

Choose the Appropriate Graph

Which type of display would be most appropriate to compare the monthly rainfall for five cities?

A. Line GraphB. Bar GraphC. Circle GraphD. Stem and Leaf Plot

The number of points scored per game by the basketball team during the seasonLine graph

The number of books read by each student in third period English class

Line plot

The percentage of the variety of cakes made by a bakery

Circle graph

The number of magazine subscriptions sold by each member of the sales staff. Bar graph

The data gives the number of books 25 students read last summer. 7, 10, 8, 6, 0, 5, 3, 8, 12, 7, 2, 3, 8, 12, 7, 2, 5, 9, 10, 15, 8, 3, 1, 0, 4, 7, 10, 8, 2, 11

Line Plot or Stem – and - Leaf

Which type of graph would be most appropriate to show the distribution of daily high temperatures for a month?A. Circle graphB. Venn diagramC. Stem-and-leaf plotD. Line graph

Which type of graph would be most appropriate to compare the price of the same TV at five discount stores.A. Stem-and-leaf plotB. Bar graphC. Circle graphD. Line plot

The distribution of scores of a professional golfer for 20 rounds of golfStem-and-leaf or line plot

The change in weight over time when the diet of a dog is changed.

Line graph or bar graph

The number of points scored by five different basketball players in a game.

Bar graph

The distribution of test scores in a math class.

Stem-and-leaf or line plot

The students who are in the chess club, the debating club, and the computer club, and the students who are in more than one of those clubs.

Venn diagram

The percent of total income a family uses for rent, food, clothing, entertainment, savings and other expenditures

Circle graph

The number of visitors to a national park in each of the past five years.A. stem-and-leaf plotB. Venn diagramC. Circle graph D. Line graph

The part of a whole group that said yes, no, or no opinion in a surveyA. stem-and –leaf plotB. Venn diagramC. Circle graphD. Line plot

The distribution of heights of 30 boys in a gym class.

A. stem-and-leaf plotB. Line graphC. Venn diagramD. Circle graph

The number of students in each of four different clubs.

A. Circle graphB. Bar graphC. Line graphD. Venn diagram

During one school year, Matt reads 16 books, Tama reads 22 books, Rhonda reads 14 books, and Francisco reads 20 books. Would a line graph be an appropriate way to display this data? Explain your answer.No. A line graph displays changes over time,

and this data does not involve time.