1. Data – Information collected about people or things

2. Graphs – A picture of data or information you have collected Line Graph Pie Graph Bar Graph

3. Pictograph pictograph A graph that displays countable data with symbols or pictures Example:

4. Key An explanation of a symbol.

5. Bar Graph – A way to show information that uses bars to represent data Number of Students Favorite Candy in our Class 543210543210 Type of Candy Skittles M&M’s Lucas Baby Bottle Pop Twizzlers

6. What does the data tell us? Interpret the data To explain the meaning of the information being asked for. It seems that the Math Club is the most popular of the after-school clubs.

7. Generalize To make a statement that usually is appropriate in most situations. From the data, I could tell most kids in our class do not like hot cereal.