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Graphs. Charlie Haffey Norwood Public Schools. Numbers - Nominal. Used as a name, Identification. Same as color, size or weight. No quantity or rank. jersey number 4 zip code 02116. Numbers - Ordinal. Rank or position. No quantity. 3rd fastest 6th in line. Numbers - Cardinal.
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Graphs Charlie Haffey Norwood Public Schools
Numbers - Nominal • Used as a name, Identification. • Same as color, size or weight. • No quantity or rank. • jersey number 4 • zip code 02116
Numbers - Ordinal • Rank or position. • No quantity. • 3rd fastest • 6th in line
Numbers - Cardinal • "how many." • AKA as "counting numbers," • show quantity. • 8 puppies • 14 friends
Graphs - Column • Vertical bar or rectangle represents value. • The taller the bar, the greater the value.
Graphs - Components Title Y Axis Label X Axis Scale Y Axis Scale X Axis Label
Graphs - Line • Changes in data over time, • Monthly temperature • Daily changes in stock prices.
Graphs – XY (Scatter) • Changes in data over time. • Large number of data points. • “Best fit” line. • Closer the data points to line the stronger the correlation.
Graphs – Pie • No horizontal and vertical axes. • Only one variable at a time. • Used to show percentages.
Graphs • X-axis (horizontal) • independent variable • Y-axis (vertical) • dependent variable (The measured result)
Graphs • Label the x and y axes. • Give units.
Graphs • Graph fills available space. • Data fills graph.
Graphs Charlie Haffey Norwood Public Schools