Star Plot

Star plots are generated when one wants to show the data between two or more variables starting from a single point in the graph. By doing this it gives it the "star" look. Also known as a spider graph.

http://assessment.tki.org.nz/Effective-use-of-evidence/Alignment-of-assessment-tools-with-National-Standards/Summary-of-results-for-Observation-Survey

Correlation matrix

A correlation matrix is plotting the data of two random variables and finding the trends and similarities between them.

http://www.livestockgenomics.csiro.au/Genome_to_Phenome/

Similarity Matrix

Similarity Matrices are data that express the similarities two variables have within each other. This is an efficient way to score grades and find the average within them.

http://tomcat.esat.kuleuven.be/txtgate/tutorial.jsp

Stem and Leaf Plot

Steam and Leaf Plots are basically a way to organize numerical data of similar values. The leaf is the number in the smallest place value and the stem includes the numbers of higher place value. It's a little tricky when first glanced upon but it can be a very neat way to organize data numbers with small differences in value.

http://www.mrexcel.com/pc16.shtml

Box Plot

Also known from my grade school as a box and whisker plot, this map displays numerical data as a summary in usually five statistics. This is commonly done when presenting data in national percentiles.

http://mathinsight.ctl.sri.com/tools/boxplot.htm

Histogram

This graph displays one variable in a set of data and the frequency that variable occurs. The graph is set up like a bar graph with the variable on the bottom and the frequency of it in that time interval.

http://www.forecastwatch.com/products/riskmanagers/

Parallel Coordinate Graph

This particular graph is like a simple line graph but in 3-D. In this example, the graph helps display the drosophilia gene. Genetics eh?

http://www-vis.lbl.gov/Events/SC07/Drosophila/