1. Food For Thought
Final Unit

5. What Is Data? Data is information. An example:
In my FCS class we took a pizza lovers survey.
We learned that twenty kids liked pepperoni pizza best.
Nine kids liked sausage pizza best.
Seven kids liked cheese pizza best.
This information is called DATA.
What is data?
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6. I need to order 10 pepperoni, 9 sausage and 7 cheese pizzas.
What do we do with Data?
If a someone was planning a pizza party for that class, they would need the pizza lovers survey DATA.
I need to order 10 pepperoni, 9 sausage and 7 cheese pizzas.

7. Graphs Make Data Easier to Understand
Below is data without a graph.
Animals on the farm
Chickens rule!
Cows
124
Chickens
450
Turkeys
388
Horses 56
Mules
110

8. Data WITH A Graph is easier to read
Cows
124
Chickens
450
Turkeys
388
Horses 56
Mules
110

9. Turning data into graphs…

10. Graphs should teach you something

11. Showing portions…

12. Showing growth…

13. Warm up #1 Define Quantifiable
Calculable
I can count these
Increase from 3 to 9 inches
Measurable
I can see the difference
Color change/scale
Temperature
Computable
Repeats/repetitive
Plotting

14. creating Graphs Use PowerPoint to embed a graph in your slides
Use the link below to create a customized graph
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