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Describing Graphs & Charts
English Language Training
Kyra S. Huismann, B.ALanguage Coach
www.kyracom.de
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1. The Table2. Can you explain a graph?
3. Criteria for kind of chart4. Chart types
5. Vocabulary
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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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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 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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Line graphTable Explaining Criteria VocabularyCharts
To plot data & examine the fluctuation over a period
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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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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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Our profit rose considerably to 2 billion $ last year.
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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)
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up toatatoutat
by (% / fig.)
to (fig.)
to (fig.)
down
Kyra S. Huismann [email protected]
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)
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up toatatoutat
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Personnel costs have gone down moderately by 4.5 %.