Statistical Graphs Summary

Statistical Graphs

Summary

statistics is concerned with the collection, presentation and analysis of quantities of information and data. this information can then be used to make conclusions and predictions.

once data has been collected, it can be shown in tables and graphs

graphs such as pictographs, column graphs, histograms, cumulative frequency graphs and pie graphs can be drawn to illustrate the data.

Key Skills
  • draw the graphs named above from tables of data.
  • interpret statistical graphs.
  • solve problems relating to statistical graphs.

Vocabulary

data, pictograph, column graph, pie graph, sector graph,bar graph, statistics, histogram, cumulative frequency, ungrouped data, grouped data, frequency distribution, frequency, frequency polygon, sector, discrete data, continuous data, median, percentile, upper quartile, lower quartile