1. Making Sense of Graphing
The Advance Version

2. What do we measure?
Variable: type of category you are tying to measure.
Independent Variable: a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure. (cause)
Dependent Variable: something that depends on other factors. (outcome/effect)

3. Graphing Variables Independent Variable: X-axis
Dependent Variable: Y-axis

4. Test Scores
Mr. Godinez is investigating students performance on their exams. He wants to find out if students test scores are related to the hours spend studying.
Independent Variable
Time Spent Studying
Dependent Variable
Test Score

5. 1. What is the independent variable?
A. Graph the following information in a BAR graph. Label and number the x and y-axis appropriately. Put a title ON the top of the graph.
Month
# of deer
Sept 38
Oct 32
Nov 26
Dec 20
Jan 15
Feb 12
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. What is an appropriate title?

6. Month
# of deer
Sept 38
Oct 32
Nov 26
Dec 20
Jan 15
Feb 12

7. B. Graph the following information in a LINE graph
B. Graph the following information in a LINE graph. Label and number the x and y-axis appropriately. Put a title ON the top of the graph.
# of Days
# of Bacteria 1 4 2 16 3 40 80 5
100 6
200
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. What is an appropriate title?

8. # of Days
# of Bacteria 1 4 2 16 3 40 80 5
100 6
200

9. 1. What is the independent variable?
C. Graph the following information in a BAR graph. Label and number the x and y-axis appropriately. Put a title ON the top of the graph.
# of Hours of Studying
Grade on science quiz 20 2 60 4 70 6 80 8 90 10
100
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. What is an appropriate title?

10. # of Hours of Studying
Grade on science quiz 20 2 60 4 70 6 80 8 90 10
100

11. Bacteria Growth (millions)
D. Graph the following information in a LINE graph. Label and number the x and y-axis appropriately. Put a title ON the top of the graph.
Temperature (*F)
Bacteria Growth (millions) 20 10 30 15 40 50 8 60 5 70
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. What is an appropriate title?

12. Bacteria Growth (millions)
Temperature (*F)
Bacteria Growth (millions) 20 10 30 15 40 50 8 60 5 70