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Line Charts and Time-Series Diagrams

Author: Katherine Williams

Line Charts

Source: All Charts and Graphs created by Author

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Time-Series Diagram

Source: GRAPHS CREATED BY KATHERINE WILLIAMS

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Terms to Know
Frequency Polygon

A distribution of data that shows both a histogram and its line chart on the same set of axes.

Line Chart

A distribution of quantitative data that shows the frequency of different intervals of data. The frequencies are indicated by heights of dots, which are connected to each other.

Multiple Line Charts

A distribution that shows more than one data set's values in line charts. This is advantageous because it is clearer than trying to compare multiple histograms on the same set of axes.

Time-Series Diagram

A graphical display that shows the values a variable takes over time.