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Choosing the Right Data Diagram

The document outlines various types of diagrams, graphs, and charts, detailing when to use each type and what they typically look like. It includes examples such as Venn diagrams for sorting data, bar charts for comparing discrete data, and line graphs for showing changes over time. Additionally, it provides practical examples to illustrate the best chart type for specific data sets.

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Choosing the Right Data Diagram

The document outlines various types of diagrams, graphs, and charts, detailing when to use each type and what they typically look like. It includes examples such as Venn diagrams for sorting data, bar charts for comparing discrete data, and line graphs for showing changes over time. Additionally, it provides practical examples to illustrate the best chart type for specific data sets.

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Representing data

When you represent data using a diagram, graph or chart, you must
decide which type of diagram is best to use.
This table will help you decide.

Type of
When to use it? What it looks like?
diagram/graph/chart
Venn or carroll When you want to sort
diagram data or objects into groups
that have some common
features.
bar chart When you want to
compare discrete data.

dual bar chart When you want to


compare two sets of
discrete data.

compoundl bar chart When you want to


combine two or more
quantities into one bar
in order to look at
individual amounts and
the total amounts.
Type of
When to use it? What it looks like?
diagram/graph/chart
Frequency diagram When you want to
compare continuous data.

line graph When you want to see


how data changes over
time.

scatter graph When you want to


compare two sets of x x
data point.
x x x
x x x
x x

pie chart When you want to


compare the proportions
of each sector with the
whole amount.

infographic When you want to show


some information in a
quick way that is easy to
understand.
Example:
Look at the following sets of data. Which type of diagram, graph or chart do you
think is best
to use to display the data? Justify your choice.
a The depth of snow at a ski resort at the end of every week.
b The math’s test scores and science test scores of 20 students.
c The number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by two countries at the
Olympic Games.

Answer:
a line graph You can see how the depth of some changes over time.

b scatter graph You can plot the math’s test score against the science test score for
each student and see if there is any connection (correlation).
c dual bar chart You can draw the numbers for of gold, silver and bronze
medals for each country side by side. You can then easily compare
the heights of the bars.

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