| A | B |
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| bar graph | use to compare two variables |
| line graph | use to show changes over time |
| circle graph | use to show percents out of 100 |
| circle graph | use to show parts of a whole |
| histogram | use to show distribution over ranges of values |
| range | how spread out the data is |
| mean | evening out the data; making all pieces of data equal |
| median | the number in the middle of a data set |
| mode | the number(s) that come up the most in a data set |
| outlier | a value much smaller or larger than most of the data |
| box and whiskers plot | use to show the disbribution of data over four equal parts |
| stem and leaf plot | use to show distribution of data in a somewhat small range; can be turned to create a histogram |
