dotplot
shows each data value as a dot above its location on a number line.
roughly symmetric
if the right side of the graph (containing the half of observations with the largest values) is approximately a mirror image of the left side.
skewed to the right
if the right side of the graph is much longer than the left side.
skewed to the left
if the left side of the graph is much longer than the right side.
overall pattern of a distribution
center (median), shape (skewed/symmetric), spread (variabiltiy/range), outliers
stemplot
shows each data value separated into two parts: a stem, which consists of all but the final digit, and a leaf, the final digit. The stems are ordered from lowest to highest and arranged in a vertical column. The leaves are arranged in increasing order out from the appropriate stems.
histogram
shows each interval of values as a bar. The heights of the bars show the frequencies or relative frequencies of values in each interval.