Juan Devin, Jalen02-08-2012

Choosing the right graph: Excel and its many uses

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2000001997 X Games Three San Diego, CA

2212001998 X Games Four San Diego, CA

2330001999 X Games Five San Francisco, CA 2750002001 X Games Seven Philadelphia, PA

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Date not available for the years 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

More of a simple way too display data, and shows amounts of the numbers in a chart.

Hung-up, ARTIST 23,548RUN Up, Madonna 20,874My Humps, Black Eyed Peas17,311Photograph, Nickleback 15,143Stickwitu, The pussycat dolls14,924Laffy Taffy, D4L 13,882Dance, Dance, Fall Out Boy13,233Gold Digger, Kanye West12,716Sugar, We're Going Down, Fall Out Boy 11,533There it Go!, Juelz Santana10,135

We chose this graph because it’s a better way to understand the information on the chart.

MTV REQESTED SONGSWe chose this

graph because it shows the ups and downs of the data shown below.

COMIC BOOK ISSUE PERCENTAGES

We chose this to show the percentages of comic books that were issued.

Bar Graph Bar graphs are one of the most common types of graph

used to display data. Sometimes known as "column charts", bar graphs are most often used to show amounts or the number of times a value occurs.

The amounts are displayed using a vertical bar or rectangle. The taller the bar, the greater number of times the value occurs.

Line GraphLine graphs are often used to plot changes in

data over time, such as monthly temperature changes or daily changes in stock market prices.

They can also be used to plot data recorded from scientific experiments, such as how a chemical reacts to changing temperature or atmospheric pressure.

Scatter Plot Graph Scatter plot graphs are used to show

trends in data. They are especially useful when you have a large number of data points. Like line graphs, they can be used to plot data recorded from scientific experiments, such as how a chemical reacts to changing temperature or atmospheric pressure.

Pie Chart Pie charts, or circle graphs as they are

sometimes known, are a little different from the other three types of graphs discussed.

For one, pie charts do not use horizontal and vertical axes to plot points like the others. They also differ in that they are used to chart only one variable at a time. As a result, it can only be used to show percentages.