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WH Y SHOULD I CARE ABOUT GRAPHS? EASIER TO READ/SEE SHOWS HOW RESEARCH RELATES TO HYPOTHESIS SUMMARIZES THE EXPERIMENT
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Difference between charts and graphs Charts are used to _________________ data Ex: Graphs are used to __________________ data
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WHAT TYPES OF GRAPHS CAN YOU THINK OF? BAR CIRCLE/PIE LINE PICTOGRAPH
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WHAT DOES EACH TYPE OF GRAPH REPRESENT? BAR- EASY COMPARISON OF INFO SIDE BY SID LINE – USUALLY SHOWS CHANGE OVER TIME or a SERIES OF TREATMENTS PIE - % - PARTS OF A WHOLE PICTOGRAPH- LOOKS NICE, SIMILAR TO BAR
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WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON GRAPHS? TITLE X-AXIS LABELED (INCLUDE UNITS) Y-AXIS LABELED (INCLUDE UNITS) PROPER SCALE SOME GRAPHS INCLUDE A KEY/LEGEND
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LET’S PRACTICE: Which type of graph should we use? Time (sec)Temp (C) 1025 1530 2040 2555
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LET’S PRACTICE: Which type of graph should we use? Education completedAverage Yearly Salary No diploma$20.000 HS diploma$30,000 Bachelor’s degree$45,000 Master/Doctor degree$75,000
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LET’S PRACTICE: Which type of graph should we use? Favorite color % of class Red25% Orange15% Yellow5% Green5% Blue40% Purple10%
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LET’S PRACTICE: Which type of graph should we use? PetsStudents with that pet Dog5 Cat3 Fish2 Snake1
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