Creating Data Tables and Graphs All data tables

Creating Data Tables and Graphs

--All data tables and graphs must have titles. --Units should also be included (where appropriate).

Data Tables Calories Burned in 30 Minutes of Activity Body Mass (kg) Bicycling (calories) Basketball (calories) Sitting (calories) 30 60 120 21 40 77 164 27 50 95 206 33

Data Tables • Data tables are used to organize and record measurements that you make. • Include columns and rows. Those are labeled and include units.

Data Tables Calories Burned in 30 Minutes of Activity Body Mass (kg) Bicycling (calories) Basketball (calories) Sitting (calories) 30 60 120 21 40 77 164 27 50 95 206 33

Bar and Line Graphs • Horizontal axis is the x-axis, vertical axis is the y-axis Y (responding variable) X (manipulated variable)

Bar and Line Graphs • Make sure the each axis is labeled • The vertical axis (y-axis) should be labeled with the responding variable, the horizontal axis (xaxis) should be labeled with the manipulated variable • Include units

Minimum wage ($) Line Graphs

Line Graphs • Used to display data that shows how one variable (the responding variable) changes in response to another variable (the manipulated variable)

Bar Graphs

Bar Graphs • Used to display data in a number of separate categories • The lengths of the bars are used to represent and compare data.

Double Bar Graphs

Double Bar Graphs • Used to display data 2 sets of data. The two bars of each measurement are shown next to each other.

Pie Charts

Pie Charts • Used to display data in a number of separate categories • Circle graphs can only be used when the data can be expressed as percentages of a whole.