Graphing Day 3

Multiple Choice

Why are pie charts useful for representing data?

• They show changes over time

• They visually represent proportions or percentages within a whole

• They compare two sets of data

• They display data in a table format

Multiple Choice

When reading a pie chart, what are the three main pieces of information you should look for?

• Graph title, sector colors, and chart border

• Graph title, individual sectors and their relative sizes, and sector labels

• Sector labels, chart border, and legend location

• Legend location, graph title, and background color

Labelling

The following pie chart represents purchases made at a carnival. Drag and drop values to create a proportion that could be used to solve for the percentage of popcorn sales

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

2

20

x

100

Match

Using the Pie Chart provided, match the percentage of votes to the corresponding subject.

• Cheese

• Pepperoni

• Sausage

• Veggies

30.6%

51.2%

12.4%

5%

• 30.6%

• 51.2%

• 12.4%

• 5%

Multiple Choice

The percentage of her income that Tina spends each month on “bus fare” and “other” expenses combined equals what she spends on ________.

• rent
• food
• utilities
• clothing

Multiple Choice

The graph in the picture tells what kids in Tyler’s class had for lunch today. What is an accurate conclusion that can be made based on the graph.

• nobody likes bologna sandwiches

• more kids had peanut butter sandwiches than any other options

• Turkey is the most popular lunch option

• more kids ate ham and cheese than bologna

Multiple Choice

A pie chart allows you to easily see

• information about the proportion of parts relative to the whole.
• the total number of each category.
• how much data occurs within a range of numbers.
• the spread of the data.

Multiple Choice

 What graph is used to see the percentage in the groups? (aka the percentage of the whole)

• Line Chart
• Bar Graph
• Pie Chart 
• Column Chart

Multiple Choice

Example:

What percent of 8^th graders like hip hop, country, and pop music?

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Pie chart

Multiple Choice

Example:

Comparing student’s favorite type of candy

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Pie chart

Multiple Choice

Example:

Daily temperatures over a 7 day period.

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Pie chart

Multiple Choice

when you want to compare categories you use ________

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Pie chart

Multiple Choice

Which type of graph shows change over time?

• bar graph
• line graph
• circle graph