End of Year Graphing Review

End of Year Graphing Review

By Rachael Langlois

All graphs must have the following things

• Title

• X-axis Label

• Y-axis label

• Scale

• ​Data

​Graph Elements​

​Title

Scale (Numbers)

Y-Axis Label

X-axis Label

Data

Multiple Choice

What is the title of the graph?

• Food Types (%) consumed by blue catfish

• % of food type

• food type consumed by blue catfish

• Herring

Multiple Choice

What is the X-axis Label of the graph?

• Food Types (%) consumed by blue catfish

• % of food type

• food type consumed by blue catfish

• Herring

Multiple Choice

What is the Y-axis Label of the graph?

• Food Types (%) consumed by blue catfish

• % of food type

• food type consumed by blue catfish

• Herring

• The Independent Variable is what you change in an experiment

• ​This Variable is found on the X-Axis

• Look at the graph. What is the independent Variable? ​

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​Independent Variable

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Multiple Choice

What is the Independent Variable (IV) in this graph?

• James River Bald Eagle Pairs

• Survey Year

• Breeding Pairs

• Responds to the change in independent variable

• This variable is found on the Y-Axis ​

• Look at the graph what is the dependent variable? ​

​Dependent Variable​

Multiple Choice

What is theDependent Variable (DV) in this graph?

• James River Bald Eagle Pairs

• Survey Year

• Breeding Pairs

• Most graphs show either an increase or a decrease over time

• Look at the graph. Is the Eagle population Increasing or decreasing?

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​Graphing Trends​

Multiple Choice

Is the graph showing an increase or a decrease over time?

• Increase

• Decrease