Types of Data Displays
Section 8.1
| Activity Name | Activity Description |
|---|---|
| PieChart | Students view piecharts. Parameters: Number of sectors, size of sector as a percent. |
| Histogram | Students view histograms for either given or user-specified data sets and can adjust class interval size. Discussion can focus on how interval size can influence interpretation of the graph. |
| Stem and Leaf Plotter | Students input a data set and view and associated stem-and-leaf plots provided by the applet. Students can also use the applet to verify their own calculations for mean, median and mode of the data set. |
| Plop It! | Students use a point-and-click interface to build a histogram of number values. The applet calculates and displays updated values for mean, median, and mode as numbers are added to the plot. |
