Graphing and the Coordinate Plane Weebly图形与坐标平面Weebly.pptVIP

Independent (Manipulated) Variable vs. Dependent (Responding) Variable The independent variable causes a change in the dependent variable. The independent variable is always plotted on the x-axis and is usually listed first in a table The dependent variable is always plotted on the y-axis and is usually listed second in a table. More Examples of Different Graphs Scale the x-axis: Time vs. Distance Distance (m) Time (min) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scale the y-axis Repeat for the y-axis: tic marks = 30 lines Range = 110/30=3.6667 so round to 5; Count the y-axis by 5s Time (min) D