General Graphing Rules Line Graphs First things first

First things first! Use a sharp pencil. However you may use a pen to

Graphing Rules The following are some rules for drawing line graphs. The acronym T.

What does TAILS Mean? T – Title A – Axis I – Intervals/Increments L

Title Can be any statement that describes the subject of the graph Title must

Axis Label the axes (the label must include appropriate units) Label the dependent variable

Intervals/Increments The divisions on each axis must be evenly spaced

Lines There are four types of lines: Line of best fit – these lines

Scale/Size The graph data points must fill the graph area. Use as much of

Key/Legend Include a key or some way to identify lines and data points where

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General Graphing Rules Line Graphs

First things first! Use a sharp pencil. However you may use a pen to draw the axes. Use a ruler to draw all lines. Use graph paper!

Graphing Rules The following are some rules for drawing line graphs. The acronym T. A. I. L. S. can be used as a memory aide to help you check your graph for completeness and accuracy.

What does TAILS Mean? T – Title A – Axis I – Intervals/Increments L – Lines S – Scale/Size

Title Can be any statement that describes the subject of the graph Title must include the “Y-axis vs X-axis” (dependent variable vs independent variable)

Axis Label the axes (the label must include appropriate units) Label the dependent variable on the y-axis Label the independent variable on the x-axis

Intervals/Increments The divisions on each axis must be evenly spaced

Lines There are four types of lines: Line of best fit – these lines follow the trend of the data points plotted. Straight line Smooth curve Point-to-Point Scatter-plot

Scale/Size The graph data points must fill the graph area. Use as much of the graph paper as possible.

Key/Legend Include a key or some way to identify lines and data points where necessary; for instance, when there is more than one line on a graph.