HOW TO MAKE CHARTS AND GRAPHS
PURPOSE: MATERIALS: Ruler, pencil PROCEDURE: In this lab you will learn how to make a: 1) bar graph, 2) histogram, 3) pie chart, and a 4) scatter plot
Bar Graph
Histogram
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N u m b e r
Numbers
re en Bl ac k Ye llo w O ra ng e
Bl ue
Pi nk
Color
Br
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Color
Pie Chart
Scatter Plot
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Number
Brown 10% Pink 14%
Green 14%
4 2 0 Green Black YellowOrange Pink Brown Color
Black 19%
Orange 19% Yellow 24%
OBSERVATIONS: A) From the following information make a bar graph, histogram, and scatter plot.
SIZE 4'-10" 5'-0" 5'-2" 5'-4" 5'-6" 5'-8" 5'-10" 6'-0" 6'-2"
NUMBER 1 1 2 6 7 4 2 2 1
B) Make a pie chart of boys and girls in your class. C) Make a bar graph of student hair colors in your class. CONCLUSION: 1) Come to some conclusion for the graphs in part B and C. 2) 3) 4) Why are graphs an easy way to convey information? What is the difference between a histogram and a bar graph? What is a bell shaped curve?