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GRAPHING NOTES
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COMMON TYPES OF GRAPHS

• PIE CHART
• USED MOSTLY WITH PERCENTAGES

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• LINE GRAPH
• USED WITH CONTINUOUS VARIABLES (TIME, LENGTH,
  ETC.)

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• BAR GRAPH
• USED WITH DISTINCT GROUPS OF SIMILAR THINGS
  (TYPES OF FRUIT, MODEL OF CARS, ETC.)

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• HISTOGRAM
• USED WITH CONTINUOUS VARIABLES

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• SCATTERPLOT
• USED TO SEE THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN TWO
  VARIABLES

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THINGS THAT ALL GRAPHS SHOULD HAVE

• TITLE
• LABELED AXIS (WITH UNITS)
• DATA POINTS
• KEY (IF MORE THAN ONE SET OF DATA)

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KEY