Communicating with Graphs

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Communicating with Graphs
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Communicating with Graphs

• Graph A visual display of information or data
• A. Line Graph
• B. Bar Graph
• C. Circle Graph

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Communicating with Graphs

• 2. Line Graph
• A. Show how a relationship between variables
  changes over time
• B. Independent Variable is on the X-Axis
  (Horizontal Axis)
• C. Dependent Variable is on the Y-Axis (Vertical
  Axis)

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Communicating with Graphs

• Graph This
• Average Daily Temperature for
• January 1-7 in Degrees Fahrenheit

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Communicating with Graphs
Average Daily Temperatures for Jan. 1-7
TEMP.
DATE
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Communicating with Graphs

• 3. Bar Graph
• A. Compares information collected by counting
• B. Each bar represents a quantity counted at a
  particular time
• C. Independent Variable is on the X-Axis
  (Horizontal Axis)
• D. Dependent Variable is on the Y-Axis (Vertical
  Axis)

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Communicating with Graphs

• Graph This
• Money Saved Per Month

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Communicating with Graphs
Money saved per month
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• 4. Circle Graph
• A. Used to show how some fixed quantity is
  broken down into parts
• B. The pie represents the total the slices
  represent the parts
• C. The slices are usually represented as
  percentages

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Communicating with Graphs

• Graph this
• Favorite Fruits (100 people)

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Communicating with Graphs