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OF ALL MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENTS HAVE ADMITED TO
CONSUMING WATER
How to set up successful graphs
How to set up your graph!
How to set up your graph!
Y Axis
(This is for your
dependent
variable)
How to set up your graph!
X Axis
(This is for your
independent variable)
TAILS
Teachers’s Favorite Singer
T - Title
TAILS
Teachers’s Favorite Singer
T - Title
A - Axis
Y Axis =
Dependent
Variable
X Axis =
Independent
Variable
TAILS
Teachers’s Favorite Singer
Decide on an appropriate
scale for each axis.
T - Title
Choose a scale that lets
you make the graph as
large as possible for your
paper and data
A – Axis
S – Scale
How to determine scale
Favorite
Singer
Number of
Teachers
Toby Keith
22
Madonna
15
Elvis
11
Sting
5
Sinatra
2
 Scale is determined by
your highest & lowest
number.
 In this case your scale
would be from 2 – 22.
TAILS
Teachers’s Favorite Singer
The amount of space between
one number and the next or one
type of data and the next on the
graph.
The interval is just as important
as the scale
T – Title
A – Axis
I – Interval
Choose an interval that lets you
make the graph as large as
possible for your paper and data
S – Scale
How to determine Intervals
Favorite
Singer
Number of
Teachers
Toby Keith
22
Madonna
15
Elvis
11
Sting
5
Sinatra
2
 The interval is
decided by your scale.
 In this case your scale
would be from 2 – 22
and you want the
scale to fit the graph.
 The best interval
would be to go by 5’s.
TAILS
Teachers’s Favorite Singer
25
T – Title
20
15
A – Axis
10
5
I – Interval
0
S – Scale
TAILS
Teachers’s Favorite Singer
25
T – Title
Number of Teachers
20
15
A – Axis
10
5
0
LABELSingers
your bars or
data points
Give the
Label
your
bars
Y Axis.
a general
Whatlabel.
do those
What
do those words
numbers
mean?mean?
I – Interval
L – Labels
S – Scale
When to use…
 Bar graphs
 Used to show data that are not continuous.
 Allows us to compare data like amounts or frequency or
categories
 Allow us to make generalizations about the data
 Help us see differences in data
 Line Graphs
 For continuous data
 useful for showing trends over time
Question #1
 Identify the graph that
matches each of the
following stories:
 I had just left home
when I realized I had
forgotten my books so I
went back to pick them
up.
Question #2
 Identify the graph that
matches each of the
following stories:
 I started out running
and slowed down as I
got tired
Question #3
 Identify the graph that
matches each of the
following stories:
 Things went fine until I
had a flat tire.
Question #4
 Identify the graph that
matches each of the
following stories:
 I started out calmly, but
sped up when I realized
I was going to be late.
Question #4a
 Identify the graph that
matches each of the
following stories:
 The rock fell from the
top of the cliff
Question #4b
 Identify the graph that
matches each of the
following stories:
 I went to the store
before school
Question #4c
 Identify the graph that
matches each of the
following stories:
 School was cancelled on
the way to school, but
was later opened
Question #5
Teenager Time
 The graph at the right
represents the typical
day of a teenager. Answer
these questions:
 What percent of the day
Watching
TV
13%
Going to
School
25%
Talking on
Phone
17%
is spent watching TV?
100 – 25 – 4 – 8 – 33 – 17 = ?
13%
Studying
4%
Eating
8%
Sleeping
33%
Question #6
Teenager Time
 The graph at the right
represents the typical
day of a teenager. Answer
these questions:
 How many hours are
Watching
TV
13%
Going to
School
25%
Talking on
Phone
17%
spent sleeping?
24 hours x 33% = ?
8 hours
Studying
4%
Eating
8%
Sleeping
33%
Question #7
Teenager Time
 The graph at the right
represents the typical
day of a teenager. Answer
these questions:
 What activity takes up
the least amount of
time?
Watching
TV
13%
Talking on
Phone
17%
Studying
4%
Eating
8%
Studying
Going to
School
25%
Sleeping
33%
Question #8
Teenager Time
 The graph at the right
represents the typical
day of a teenager. Answer
these questions:
 What activity takes up a
Watching
TV
13%
Going to
School
25%
Talking on
Phone
17%
quarter of the day?
Studying
4%
¼ = 25%
Going to
School
Eating
8%
Sleeping
33%
Question #9
Teenager Time
 The graph at the right
represents the typical
day of a teenager. Answer
these questions:
 What two activities take
Watching
TV
13%
Going to
School
25%
Talking on
Phone
17%
up 50% of the day?
33% + 17% = 50%
Talking on
Phone &
Sleeping
Studying
4%
Eating
8%
Sleeping
33%
Question #9a
Teenager Time
 The graph at the right
represents the typical
day of a teenager. Answer
these questions:
 Which activity took
Watching
TV
13%
Going to
School
25%
Talking on
Phone
17%
about 4 hours?
17% x 24 hours = ~4 hours
Studying
4%
Eating
8%
Sleeping
33%
Question #10
 Answer these questions
about the graph on the
right:
 How many total miles
did the car travel?
AB = 60
BC = 0
CD = 30
DE = 190
Total = 280
Question #11
 Answer these questions
about the graph on the
right:
 What was the average
speed of the car for the
trip?
Total distance = 280 miles
Total time = 25 hours
Average speed = 280 miles / 25 hours
11.2 miles/hour
Question #12
 Answer these questions
about the graph on the
right:
 Which line represents
the fastest speed?
DE = quickest change
Question #13
90
about the graph at the
right:
80
 What is the dependent
variable on this graph?
Quantity Demanded
(per Week)
 Answer these questions
70
60
55
50
50
40
30
20
10
DV = Quantity Demanded
Y-axis
80
20
10
0
$1
$2 $3 $4 $5
Price per Bushel ($)
Question #14
90
about the graph at the
right:
80
 Does the price per
bushel always increase
with demand?
Quantity Demanded
(per Week)
 Answer these questions
70
60
55
50
50
40
30
20
10
No. $5 has lowest demand
and $2 has highest.
80
20
10
0
$1
$2 $3 $4 $5
Price per Bushel ($)
Question #15
90
about the graph at the
right:
80
 What is the demand
when the price is 5$ per
bushel?
Quantity Demanded
(per Week)
 Answer these questions
70
60
55
50
50
40
30
20
10
10 Bushels per week
80
20
10
0
$1
$2 $3 $4 $5
Price per Bushel ($)