Graphing A Practical Art
Graphing Examples Categorical Variables
Table
Pie Chart
Bar Graph
Bar Graph (Column Graph in Excel)
3D Bar Graph How many picked Marcos?
Bar Graph: Clustered
Bar Graph: Stacked
Graphing Examples Quantitative Variables
Stem and Leaf Plot Number of Windows Fall 2011 to Fall , 9 12, 4, 5, 7, 9, 9 20, 1, 3, 7, 7 30, 4,
Stem and Leaf Plot Number of Windows: Fall 2011 to Fall ,1,7,8,8,9 10,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,6,6,6,7,7,7,8,8,8,8,8,9,9 20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,7,7,7,7,7,8,8,9 30,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,2,2,2.5,3,4,5,5,5,5, 40,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,5,8, 50,0 60, *1 Non Response & 1 Non Adherer
Stem and Leaf Plot Number of Windows: Fall 2011 to Fall ,1 07,8,8,9 10,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,47 15,5,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,6,6,6,7,7,7,8,8,8,8,8,9,975 20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,3,480 25,5,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,7,7,7,7,7,8,8,98 30,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,2,2,2.5,3,49 35,5,5,5,9 40,0,0,0,0,0,0, ,8, 50,0 5 60,0 6
Histogram
Dot Plot
What’s Wrong?
Scatter Plots
When Not to Zoom
When to Zoom
Numbers from Measurement = Points, No Line Numbers from Equation = Line, No Points
Log Plot (look at y-axis)
Surface Plot