Chapter B.1, Problem 35E

To determine

To explain:

Type of graph to use at the time of organizing the data.

Answer to Problem 35E

Types of graph to use at the time of organizing the data are bar graph, histogram, line plot and scatter plot.

Explanation of Solution

The nature of the different types of plots for organizing the data is listed as below:

The bar graph is generally used for displaying a categorical data (this is the data which fits into various category or groups).

Histogram used for representing the continuous data (this is the data in which each group is defined by a quantitative variable).

The scatter plot is used for showing how much any variable is affected by another variable.

A line plot is usually used for display change over a time period as a series of data points.