Pie Graphs

Pie Graphs

You can't eat it :( ... or can you??

When to use Pie Charts

• Whenever we want to look at data as part of a whole.

• Whenever we want to show fractions or percentages.

Parts of Pie Graphs

• Title

• Data

• Key/Legend

• Axis Titles not used as much here

Multiple Choice

What is this graph showing?

• My monthly budget

• My weekly budget

• My yearly savings

• My investment portfolio

Multiple Choice

How much money is spent on rent?

• $1551

• $500

• $465

• $100

Multiple Choice

What percent of the budget goes towards retirement?

• 5%

• 20%

• 6.9%

• 10.6%

Multiple Choice

What type of graph should we use to track how much exercise we do over time?

• line graph

• pie graph

• bar graph

Multiple Choice

What type of graph should we use to show what % of our diet should be fruits and vegetables?

• line graph

• pie graph

• bar graph

Multiple Choice

What type of graph should we use to show what fraction of our total budget we choose to spend on video games?

• line graph

• pie graph

• bar graph

Multiple Choice

We want a graph that shows students' favorite color. We want to know how many students chose each color to be their favorite. Which graph do we use?

• line graph

• pie graph

• bar graph