x ∝ z means that
directly proportional to” or “directly proportional
This means that as x increases, y increases at the same rate.
A Diagram shows bars with no gaps between them
What is this type of diagram called?
A histogram
The curved line shows the trend over all of the bars. Remember, a bar chart would have gaps between the bars.
y ~ x means
that y is approximately equal to x
The curvy line ~ means “is approximately equal to”