| A | B |
| y axis | vertical axis |
| x axis | horizontal axis |
| manipulated variable | also known as independent variable |
| responding variable | also known as dependent variable |
| independent variable | also known as manipulated variable |
| dependent variable | also known as responding variable |
| scale | used to assign values to graphs |
| title | should tell the audience what information the data table or graph contains |
| unit | unit of measure (such as cm) |
| source | where the data came from (name, date) |
| scatter plot | a graph of data point, no connected |
| line graph | a graph of data points connected by a solid line |
| bar graph | a graph of data points used to form bars |
| histogram | a specialized bar graph of continuous data |