Bar Graphs

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What part of a bar graph do you look at to find out what the graph is about?

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Title

Front

What type of graph has an x-axis and a y-axis, and compares data in different categories?

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Bar Graph

Front

What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis of the graph?

Back

X-axis

Front

Where does the dependent variable go on a bar graph?

Back

Y-axis

Front

What components do you need to include in a bar graph?

Back

Title, X-axis Label (Independent Variable), Y-axis Label (Dependent Variable), Interval, All of them

Front

What does the Y-axis represent in a bar graph?

Back

The dependent variable or the data being measured.

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What does the X-axis represent in a bar graph?

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The independent variable or the categories being compared.

Front

What is the purpose of the title in a bar graph?

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To describe what the graph is about.

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How do you determine the intervals on a bar graph?

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By choosing a consistent scale that fits the data.

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What is a bar in a bar graph?

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A rectangular shape that represents the value of a category.