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Describing Graphs & Charts

English Language Training

Kyra S. Huismann, B.ALanguage Coach

www.kyracom.de

Kyra S. Huismann Alexanderstr. 116 26121 Oldenburg 0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de

1. The Table2. Can you explain a graph?

3. Criteria for kind of chart4. Chart types

5. Vocabulary

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The table

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The table or spreadsheet: Start for chartsTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

Careful when using German spreadsheet programme:Decimal point and 1000 seperator are exchanged

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Data for comparing chartsTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts Exercise

male femaleJan 1 2Feb 2 1Mar 3 3Apr 4 4May 5 5Jun 6 3

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Explaining a graph

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rounded edges

horizontal dimension = x-axisVertical dimension = y-axis

maximum / highest / peak

minimum / lowest / trough

line graphs

legend

scale, ranges from x to y

Title

axis label

To show trends and relationships - Identifying correlations (Beziehungen) between 2 variables

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Criteria

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Criteria for choosing a chartTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

o rich or simple datao lines or pointso 2- or 3 dimensionalo highlight

simplifycompareshowing relationship (correlation)

o combination of different kindso target audience

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Chart Types

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Line graphTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

To plot data & examine the fluctuation over a period

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Barchart (horizontal)

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Barchart (horizontal)

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Simple ColumnTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

To simply compare data - a bar represents the measured value or frequency

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Book Sales in T Euro

Book Sales in T Euro

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Simple ColumnTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

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Column (vertical, here using a picture instead of bars)

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To simply compare data - a bar represents the measured value or frequency , use pictures for effect

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Clustered Column Chart (gruppierte Säule)

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To compare values across categories

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Clustered Column Chart (gruppierte Säule)

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Stacked Column (gestapelte Balken)

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To compare parts to a whole

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Stacked Column (gestapelte Balken)

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Combined Chart (columns & graphs with 2 axes)

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To examine the correlation between 2 sets of data

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Tornado Chart (two-sided bar chart)

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Sensitivity analysis for model simplification (distribution)

Source: humanrights.gov.au (estimated resident population)

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Tornado Chart (two-sided bar chart)

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Pie ChartTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

To show % of a 100 – using segments

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Ternary PlotTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

3 variables summing to a constant (science / physics)

Source: Wikipedia

Also: ternary graph, triangle, simplex plot, or

de Finetti diagram

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Area ChartTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

Source: United Nations Population Division

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Gantt ChartTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

Source: ygraph.com

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Gantt Chart with ExcelTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

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Radar ChartTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

Data relates to a central point to give an overview – often for performance analysis

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Bubble ChartTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

To present data with 3 values visually

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Bubble MapTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

Source: www.centerpoint.dsc.k12.ar.us

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Wordle - visualisationTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

Source: www.wordle.net

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Charts German to EnglishTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

Source: www.welt.de (4 Apr 2015)

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Charts German to EnglishTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

Source: www.welt.de (4 Apr 2015)

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Percentage population

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Voabaulary

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verbs adverbs

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verbs adverbs

slightlymoderately

considerablysharply

suddenlysignificantlydramatically

slowlylast year

last quarterrapidly

degree

time

prep.

increaserisego upleap

remain steadystay at same levellevelpeak

decreasedropgo downplunge

by (%/fig.) / to (fig)

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up toatatoutat

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down

Our profit rose considerably to 2 billion $ last year.

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verbs adverbs

slightlymoderatelyconsiderably

sharplysuddenly

significantlydramatically

slowlylast year

last quarterrapidly

degree

time

prep.

increaserisego upleap

remain steadystay at same levellevelpeak

decreasedropgo downplunge

by (%/fig.) / to (fig)

by (%/fig.) / to (fig)

by (%/fig.) / to (fig)

up toatatoutat

by (% / fig.)

to (fig.)

to (fig.)

down

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Table Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts

verbs adverbs

slightlymoderatelyconsiderably

sharplysuddenly

significantlydramatically

slowlylast year

last quarterrapidly

degree

time

prep.

increaserisego upleap

remain steadystay at same levellevelpeak

decreasedropgo downplunge

by (%/fig.) / to (fig)

by (%/fig.) / to (fig)

by (%/fig.) / to (fig)

up toatatoutat

by (% / fig.)

to (fig.)

to (fig.)

down

Personnel costs have gone down moderately by 4.5 %.