Graphing-Brain Pop

Graphs can help you visualize data. What does this mean? Choose the best answer.

• Graphs can help you better understand data by presenting it in an easy-to-read format.

• Graphs are always pretty to look at.

• Making graphs requires basic knowledge of optics and data entry.

• Graphs present information without using numbers, letters or words--only pictures.

In a bar graph, how does the x axis differ from the y axis?

• The x axis represents positive values, the y axis represents negative values.

• Numbers are placed along the x axis, while words are placed along the y axis.

• The x axis is very long, the y axis is very short.

• The x axis is a horizontal line, the y axis is a vertical line.

What graph should you use when you're comparing parts of a whole?

• A bar graph

• A line graph

• A circle graph

• A box-and-whisker graph

The following graph breaks down, by percentages, what the kids in Tim's class had for lunch today. What can you learn from this graph?

• That nobody likes bologna sandwiches.

• That more kids had peanut butter for lunch than any other option.

• That tuna fish is the most popular lunch option.

• That more kids ate ham and cheese than bologna.

What is a graph with lines connected to data points called?

• A line graph

• A data point graph

• A trend graph

• A circle graph

Which kind of graph would you use to show how the price of bread has changed over time?

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Circle graph

• Box-and-whisker graph

Tim has played baseball for five years. Each year, his batting average has increased by .010 points. If you plotted Tim's batting average on a line graph, what would it look like?

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There are 15 kids in Tim's class. If you wanted to use a graph to plot how tall each one of them is, which type of graph should you use?

• A circle graph

• A bar graph

• A line graph

• A box-and-whisker graph

What's another name for a circle graph?

• Pizza chart

• Cake chart

• Pie chart

• Box graph

A bar graph shows the number of calories in five separate types of cookies. How can you tell which cookie has the highest number of calories?

• Its bar extends the furthest up the y axis

• Its bar is the widest

• Its bar is twice as large as all the other bars combined

• Its bar is the shortest