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3. (Please remember TAILS we will be using it all semester long!)
NBpg. 21
Graphing Skills
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Graph: is a visual display of information.
(Please remember TAILS we will be using it all semester long!)
T Title Describes your graph
A Axis Independent= x, dependent =y
I Interval Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s…
L Label Axis name and units
S Scale Find the min-max values

4. Number of Birds that Flew by My Window During the Week
Graphing Skills
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Circle Graph (pie chart) Used to show how a fixed quantity is broken down into parts.
Line Graph Shows trends or how data changes over time.
Bar Graph Useful for comparing information collected by counting.
Pants 8%
Shirts 10%
60% Accessories
Shoes 22%
Number of Birds that Flew by My Window During the Week
# of Birds
Days of the Week
# of cars
Type of Car

5. Graphing Practice (Remember TAILS & Color it!)
NBpg. 20
Graphing Practice (Remember TAILS & Color it!)
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Roll the Dice 30 times Graph:
Data
Table: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Skittles (Ziploc bag) Graph:
Data
Table:
Why did you choose this type of graph? EXPLAIN.
Red
Green
Orange
Yellow
Purple

6. Axis Effect Cause D Dependent variable R Responding variable Y Y-axis
M Manipulated variable
I Independent variable
X X-axis
Effect Cause