Tables/Graphs/Charts

         BEST CHART EVER !!!Tables, graphs, and charts are an easy way to clearly show your data. 

Be sure to consider how to best show your results with appropriate graph forms.

Tables

A table is a set of facts and figures arranged in columns and rows and 

is a very useful way of organizing numerical information or data. 

Information about Study Time vs Grades and the FIFA World Cups has been arranged below using data tables. 

                                Hosts of the FIFA World Cup                                     Year               Country

                                    2014            Brazil

                                    2010            South Africa

                                    2006            Germany

                                    2002            South Korea / Japan

                                    1998            France

                                    1994            USA

                                    1990            Italy

                                    1986            Mexico

                                    1982            Spain

                                    1978            Argentina

                                    1974            Germany

                                    1970            Mexico

                                    1966            England

                                    1962            Chile

                                    1958            Sweden

                                                                                                                  1954            Switzerland

                                                                                                                  1950            Brazil

A graph is a chart or drawing that shows the relationship between changing things.

It is a diagram displaying the relationship between numbers or amounts.  

Most graphs use bars, lines, or parts of a circle to display data.

Line graphs

A line graph is a diagram, usually a line or curve, which shows how two or more sets of numbers 

or measurements are related. 

The names of the axes on a graph are the vertical axis and the horizontal axis

The vertical axis is sometimes called the y axis, and the horizontal axis is sometimes called the x axis.

Here is an example of a common graph that will use x and y coordinates for different points on the graph

(notice that negatives numbers used)

The different types of lines commonly used in line graphs are:  

        

                     solid line    ________________________

                     dotted line    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

    

                    broken line    --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --

Pictographs

Pictographs are similar to a bar chart but use pictures to symbolize a countable unit of items

Bar graph

A Bar graph is a diagram that makes information easier to understand 

by showing how two or more sets of data are related.

A bar graph is usually divided into vertical columns

Bar graphs can also be shown in using horizontal bars

Histograms

A Histogram is a bar chart such as these, used to show how different sets of information compare. 

Histograms use a sequence of numbers as units to compare.

Circle graph or  Pie charts

A pie chart is a circle divided into segments (usually represented with percentages)

Examples

                         Favorite film genres

               Pets purchased at a pet store