Uses bars to show data (there are two types)
Bar Graph
Show me the number 17 as tally marks
The name of a graph is called a...
Title
How many people chose sausage as their favorite pizza topping?
20.
How many students ate 3 candy bars?
3
Uses small pictures or symbols to show and compare information.
Picture Graph
Show me a vertical bar graph
What does 4 lines with a slash through it mean?
5
Which color has the greatest number of people who voted for it?
Blue
Which number of candy bars has the least amount of students who ate it?
0,1,2, 4 or 7. (answers could vary) whether one says 0,1,2, 7 because they have one or it could be 4 because there aren't any.
Key
Show me a horizontal bar graph
This uses tallys to record data
Tally table
How many people voted for Life and Corn Flakes as their favorite types of cereal?
10.
How many students have no books in their desk?
1.
Uses marks or (x) to record each piece of data above a number line.
Line Plot
Show me a key for a bar graph of your choice.
This uses numbers to record data.
Frequency Table
What type of bar graph is this? Which class had the least number of sign-ups?
Horizontal. Archery
How many children participated in this survey?
20.
Equally space numbers that help you read the number each bar stands for..
Scale
Show me a line plot
Is it easier to read information from a frequency table or bar graph? Why?
Whichever one works best for you! :)
How long can whales hold their breath? Why did they choose a scale of counting by 2's?
19. Answers may vary.
If 3 more children said their pets were cats then how many children would have cats altogether?
6.