Lesson 54 – Choosing an Appropriate Graph54课–选择适当的图.pptVIP

Lesson 5.4 – Choosing an Appropriate Graph Arizona State Standard: … Compare contrast the effectiveness of different representations of data S2C1PO4 Guidelines for selecting the correct graph to display data. Use a bar graph when the data fall into distinct categories and you want to compare totals. Use a line graph when the categories have a numerical order, such as a sequence of years. Use a pictograph instead of a bar graph when you want a high visual appeal Try it! You take a survey to find out how much walking people do while at work. The results are shown below. What is the best graph to display this data? Did you pick bar graph?Distance Walked Per Day Example #2 – What is the best graph to represent the following data? Stacked Bar Graph??? Line Graph??? Scatter Plot??? Bar Graph??? Let’s Practice! ? Page 222 # 1 - 4 1. How many more mi. per day do police officers walk than mail carriers? 2. In which occupation do people walk half the distance per day that police officers do? 3. How many men than women prefer to wear gray? 4. Which is the least popular suit color for women? HOMEWORK ? Page 222 # 5 – 13 ALL * * REFER TO HANDOUT 3.4 mi Retail salesperson 6.8 mi Police Officer 3.5 mi Doctor 4.4 mi Mail Carrier Distance walked per day Occupation 198 78 649 473 702 # of Men 102 222 223 551 727 # of Women Brown Red Gray Blue Black Clothing Color ANS: 2.4 ANS: retail salesperson ANS: 426 ANS: Brown-women Red - men