A | B |
bar graph | shows category data,  |
circle graph | shows part-to-whole,  |
line graph | shows a 1-to-1 change,  |
table | lists data in order,  |
scatter plot | shows data points that may vary,  |
mean | average-the sum of data values divided by the number of data values |
median | the middle value in a set |
mode | the value in a set that is repeated the most |
range | highest value - lowest value |
spread | how much a data set varies |
maxima | the highest value(s) |
minima | the lowest value(s) |
scale | the steps in numbering on the axis of a graph |
slope | the change in y over the change in x values |
origin | the point where the x and y axes cross |
x-axis | the horizontal base line of a graph |
independent variable | the data value that is not changed by the other value |
dependent variable | the data value that may change due to the other data value |
y-axis | the vertical axis in a graph |