Graph Types
Describing
Table Types
Terms
100

A circular statistical graphic which is divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportion

Pie Chart

100

A value in a data set that is very different from the other values

Outlier

100

An ordinary stem and leaf plot and breaks the stem section into two entries

Split Stem

100

The people or objects included in the study

Individuals

200

A simple form of data visualization that consists of data points plotted as dots on a graph with an x- and y-axis

Dot Plot

200

If the bell curve, or data points are shifted to the left or the right

Skewed

200

A table that lists items and shows the number of times the items occur

Frequency Table

200

A symbol that represents a mathematical object

Variable

300

A chart or graph that presents categorical data with rectangular bars with heights or lengths proportional to the values that they represent

Bar Graph

300

A typical value of a data point, two ways to find this are median and mean

Center

300

A chart that shows the popularity or mode of a certain type of data based on the population sampled

Relative Frequency Table

300

A branch of applied mathematics that involves the collection, description, analysis, and inference of conclusions from quantitative data

Statistics

400

Used to compare two or more categories by using vertical or horizontal bars

Segmented Bar Graph

400

Describe the distribution (or pattern) of the data within a dataset

Shape

400

A graphical display that gives a picture of the shape of a distribution while including the actual numerical values in the graph

Stemplot

400

Information that cannot be counted, measured or easily expressed using numbers

Categorical (Qualitative)

500

A graph that shows the distribution of data by grouping values close to each other 

Histogram

500

Describe how similar or varied the set of observed values are for a particular variable (data item)

Spread

500

A statistical table that shows the observed number or frequency for two variables, the rows indicating one category and the columns indicating the other category

Two-Way Table

500

Data that can be counted or measured in numerical values

Quantitative