Interpreting Graphs

Guided Notes
Name:______________________

Why is this Important?

We have been working on prepping for the State ACT.
When is the state ACT? ___________
The ACT has passages that will ask you to interpret graphs.
What does it mean to interpret something?
My guess:________________________________________________________
Interpreting Graphs
To interpret means: ________________________________________________
Types of Graphs

______________________________
Histogram
Pie Graph
______________________________
______________________________

Features of all Graphs

All graphs have a _________
_________ (bottom of the graph)
_________ (left side of the graph)
______ (provides information to help you determine what the graph is saying).
Bar Graphs

A Bar Graph (also called Bar Chart) is a graphical display of data using bars of
different ___________.

What is this graph measuring? _____________

What is the unit that is graph is measured in ___________
Hint: Look on the Y axis!
What year had the highest profit? ____________
What year the lowest profit? ___________
What is the difference in profits between 1994 and 1992? _______
Histograms
A histogram is just like a _______________ except for one key difference!
In a histogram the bars are right next to each other, there is no _______ between them!

Pie Graph
A special graph that shows information as part of a __________
In other words: it shows a _______ of something, or a ________ of the data.

What is the title of this graph? ____________________________

What is the most popular pizza topping? ________________
If you added the people who like pepperoni and cheese pizza together what percentage
would you now have? ___________
Scatterplot
A graph of plotted points that show the relationship between two sets of _______

The points are _______ on the X and Y axis.

Three Types of Correlation
1. ________ (one value increases more than the other, creates an upward
line)
2. Negative (one _______ more than the other creates a downward line)
3. No correlation (__________, straight line)

Line Graphs
A graph that uses points connected to lines to show how something changes in
___________ (as time goes by, as something happens).

What is the title of this graph? ___________________________

What month were the most magazines sold? _______________

If you combined the sales of Monday and Friday, how many magazines would be sold?
_________