SP 225 Lecture 6 Graphing
Pie Chart A graph depicting qualitative data as slices of a pie
Example Climate of the World’s Countries FrequencyPercentage Desert76.9% Arid Desert54.9% Arid65.8% Tropical3231.4% Mediterranean109.8% Maritime43.9% Temperate3433.3% Arctic43.9% Total102100%
Bar Chart A bar graph for qualitative data, with the bars arranged in order according to frequencies or natural order
Histograms
Example FrequencyPercent
Frequency Polygon Uses line segments connected to points directly above class midpoint values or class label
Choosing a Graph Type Choosing a graph type Making graphs in SPSS
In Class What type of chart best displays the data for the variable income and realrinc? Why? Use SPSS create a graph of each income variable. Does each graph suggest income inequality exists? Is either graph misleading? Why? Write your responses on the SPSS graph output.