Do your students want to present every data set with a bar graph? This activity provides guidelines for students to use as they determine the type of graph most appropriate for different data sets. For each type of graph described, students are provided with a completed example and a data set for them to graph themselves. In addition to bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs, more complex graphs such as histograms, multiline graphs, scatterplots, and graphs with two y-axes, are also presente