2. Making and Understanding Graphs

3. What is a graph? A graph is a “picture” of your data.

4. There are three types of graphs. Line graph Bar graph Pie chart

5. The Line Graph Used to track changes over time.

7. The Bar Graph Used to compare different groups.

9. The Bar Graph.

10. The Pie Chart Compare parts of a whole.

12. What information is needed to make a bar or line graph? A title A legend An X-axis

13. What information is needed to make a bar or line graph? A Y-axis The data

14. What information is needed to make a pie chart? A title A legend The data

15. The Title Gives a short explanation of what is in your graph.

16. The Legend It tells what each shaded area on the graph represents.

17. Y-Axis Runs vertically (up-and-down).

18. X-Axis Runs horizontal (flat).

19. Title X-Axis Y-Axis Legend Data