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There are lots of different types of graphs which can be used at different times to show information clearly. Here are some graphs which you may have heard of: pictographs, tally charts, bar graphs, histograms, stem and leaf graphs, block graphs, dot plots, strip graphs, back-to-back stem and leaf graphs, box and whisker graphs and composite bar graphs.
A good graph:
- accurately shows the facts
- grabs the readers attention
- makes text more interesting
- shows trends or changes
- is clear and easy to read
- has a title and labels
- uses colour or patterns to show differences
- clearly shows what the data has to say.
Ask yourself: Is my graph easy to understand?
Activities
Here are some activities on graphing:
Drawing pictographs
Drawing tally charts
Drawing pie graphs
Drawing stem and leaf graphs
Drawing strip graphs
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