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Learn about data tables, bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, and diagrams for organizing and presenting data effectively in various formats. Discover how to interpret and analyze data visually.
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Ch. 2: Organizing Data Vocabulary: data table, bar graph, x-axis, y-axis, line graph, circle graph, diagram
Gathering and Recording Data • Now that you have gathered some data in an experiment, you need to do something with it. • These slides will show you some options that you have for organizing your data.
Data Tables • Data tables are charts that show information in rows and columns. Plants Grown in My Garden
Bar Graphs • Bar graphs show data as bars of different lengths. • Some people say that reading a bar graph is easier than seeing the information on a table. • Bar Graphs have a bunch of different parts: the x-axis, the y-axis, the scale, and the labels.
Line Graphs • Line Graphs have all the same parts that bar graphs have, except that it shows how data changes over time.
Circle Graphs • A Circle Graphs tells how much space out of 100% a certain piece of data takes up. Amount of Oxygen in the Atmosphere
Diagrams • Diagrams are drawings that show the parts of something. • Usually there will be a caption and labels to explain what the picture is.
Questions about Chapter 2 • What kind of display do you use to show changes over time? • How many cabbages were grown on the bar graph? • What is a circle graph used for? • What are captions? • Why do all displays need labels?