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Choosing an Appropriate Display

In this topic, we learn how to choose an appropriate display for various situations. The topic covers appropriate display of bar graph, circle graph, histogram, line graph, line plot, pictograph, stem-and-leaf plot, box and whisker plot, and scatter plot.
Practice Question
1

John spent a week camping and hiking. The data of each hike is recorded in the table. Choose an appropriate data display. About how long would it take John to hike 13 km?


Time (h)


1


1.5


2


3


4.5


6


7


Distance (km)


3.5


4.8


7


9.8


11.2


13.7


15.6
 
Possible Answers
Your Answer
Correct Answer
A)

Line graph, 5 hours
B)

Line graph, 5 1/2 hours
C)

Scatter plot, 5 1/2 hours
D)

Scatter plot, 5 hours
Practice Question
2

In a survey, students were asked, “About how many hours a year do you volunteer?”
The responses are shown in the table.

 


Hours spent volunteering


Fewer than 10


15%


10 – 29


35%


30 – 49


13%


50 – 69


7%


70 or more


30%


Which graph would best represent this data?

 
Possible Answers
Your Answer
Correct Answer
A)

Histogram
B)

Circle graph
C)

Line graph
D)

Bar graph
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