Graphs


Read https://www.skillsyouneed.com/num/graphs-charts.html

and https://www.intellspot.com/types-graphs-charts/

AND your own research to answer these questions/activities


Do the following in your books or in a google doc. : Graphs will need to be drawn on the paper supplied.

1 Describe each type of graph (use diagrams if needed) and explain WHEN you would use each of these graph types:

a Line Graph

b Bar Graph

c Pie Chart

d Histogram

e Scattergram

f Box and whisker

g Area Chart


2 Using the data on the whiteboard, make up 3 types of graph or chart (BAR graph, PICTOGRAM and PIE chart) using the same data.


3 What type of graph would you use to:

a Show a trend in data or make a prediction

b Showing proportional data

c Comparing different catergories

d Showing data grouped in quartiles

e Showing the relationship between 2 different sets of data