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11/19/01 Charts and Graphs Using Charts and Graphs in the Classroom Visual Effects and Data Interpretation Overview Charts, graphs, and tables provide a great deal of visual appeal. They allow users to quickly spot trends, examine pronounced data, and see an actual picture. This power and appeal makes a “picture worth a thousand words.” In educational settings, charts, graphs, and tables can be used to represent data, illustrate important patterns or relationships, and observe changes as data is altered. Important Questions How can charts and graphs help students communicate more effectively? What tools are available to help students create charts and graphs? What manipulations are necessary to a chart or graph, so that it will print accurately in a desktop publishing document? Charts and Graphs Provide a visual representation of data. Effectively clarify information. Represent many different types of data. Charts and Graphs Make important trends easily recognizable. Allow users to perceive information quickly. Aid data interpretation. Charts and Graphs Charts and Graphs Pie Stacked Bar Area Bar Scatter Line Products for CreatingCharts and Graphs Lotus 1-2-3 Microsoft Works ClarisWorks QuattroPro Microsoft Excel Harvard Graphics Graph Power Charting Considerations Type of data. Purpose of the data. Nature of the data or relationship being presented. Accuracy and applicability of the chart. Charting Considerations To illustrate data, use a line or bar chart. To depict percentages, use a pie chart. Use templates or wizards available when possible. Charting Terminology Horizontal Axis = X Axis Vertical Axis = Y Axis 3D Data = Z Axis Gridlines Plotting Contiguous versus non-contiguous data Classroom Applications of Charts or Graphs Predict outcomes. Illustrate trends. Examine patterns. Compare and contrast data. Investigate phenomenon. Collection data. Explain outcomes visually.