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INDEX
GLOSSARY
axis
(AK-sis) a line at the side, bottom, or top of a
chart
bar chart
(BAR CHAHRT) a visualization that uses
long, skinny rectangles to show numbers
distinct
(dih-STINKT) clearly different from other
items
graph
(GRAF) a diagram that shows the relationship
between numbers of amounts
hieroglyphs
(HYE-roh-glifs) pictures and other
symbols that stand for words or ideas
infographic
(in-foh-GRAF-ik) a visual document
that combines many pieces of information, including
visualizations, numbers, statistics, and words
intervals
(IN-tur-vulz) spaces between objects
key
(KEE) a section of a visualization that explains
what its colors and symbols represent
pie chart
(PYE CHAHRT) a round visualization with
“slices” to represent different parts of the whole
bar charts, 25–30
categories, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18,
28, 30
colors, 6, 14, 17, 18, 19–21, 22,
23, 29, 30
experiments, 10–11
government, 6, 12, 13
hieroglyphs, 9
infographics, 7, 29
intervals, 27, 29
keys, 6, 17, 19, 20, 22–23, 24
labels, 7, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22,
25–26, 27, 29
maps, 19–24
meaning, 7, 20, 30
message, 7, 11
Nightingale, Florence, 4,
6–7
percentages, 16–17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 23
pie charts, 14–18, 27
questions, 12–13, 21, 27
raw numbers, 16, 17
science, 10–11
social studies, 11
sources, 11, 12, 13, 17
surveys, 12–13, 22, 23,
27, 29
value, 7
Web sites, 12, 13
x-axis, 25, 26, 28, 29
y-axis, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
