Box-and-Whisker Plot

Outliers can be marked with an * instead of being used as the minimum or maximum number. 

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Shape of Distributions

You can use dot plots and histograms to identify shapes of distributions

By recognizing the shape of distribution, you can better choose an appropriate measure of the data. 

Histograms

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Steam-and-Leaf Plot

5, 8, 12, 30, 32, 48, 49

A stem-and-leaf plot uses the digits of data values to organize a data set. Each data value is broken into a stem and a leaf. 

A stem and leaf plot shows how data are distributed.