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Graphing Basics

Graphing Basics. Why do we graph?. Visual representation of data “Short hand” for presenting large amounts of information at once Easier to visualize trends than by just using numbers or figures More organized way of showing information. What is this?. Type: Data Chart

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Graphing Basics

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  1. Graphing Basics

  2. Why do we graph? • Visual representation of data • “Short hand” for presenting large amounts of information at once • Easier to visualize trends than by just using numbers or figures • More organized way of showing information

  3. What is this? Type: Data Chart Purpose: To organize data collected

  4. What is this? • Type: Bar Graph • Purpose: To show a side-by-side comparison of data. • X axis is usually used to plot independent variable • Y axis is usually used to plot dependent variable

  5. What is this? • Type: Line Graph • Purpose: To show a change over time or distance. • X axis is used to plot independent variable (time, distance, etc.) • Y axis plots the dependent variable

  6. What is this? Type: Pie Chart Purpose: To show parts of a whole (percentages)

  7. Parts of a Graph

  8. Graph Title Y Axis Label - Include units Legend X Axis Label

  9. Graph Title Y Axis Label Legend X Axis Label

  10. Graph Title Data Label Data Label Data Label Data Label Data Label

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