Choosing the Right GraphBy Kendra Berry

And Reginald Roberts

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Weeks at #1 (bar graph)

Weeks at #1

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Definition: used to compare the amounts or frequency of occurrence of different parts of the data.

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Est. sales (Scatter plot)

Est. sales

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Definition: this is a scatter plot which shows how much one variable is affected by another.

Hung up, Madonna

Run it!, Chris Brown

My Humps, Black Eyed

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Photograph, Nickelback

Stickwitu, Pussycat

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Laffy Taffy, D4L

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Gold Digger, Kanye West

Sugar, We're Going Down, Fall Out Boy

There It Go!, Juelz Santane

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25Most Popular i-Tunes Downloads (line graph) 3.

Definition: line graphs display information as a series of data points connected by a straight line

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X Games (Circle Graph) 4.

Definition: used to compare different parts of an entire amount

Analysis

• 1.In graph one we used a bar graph because the graph was the easiest way to represent the album that was number one and at what week it was used.

• 2.In graph two we used a scatter plot because it was a greater amount of information and scatter plots are mainly used to represent consistency.

• 3.In graph three we used a line graph because we wanted to compare the less popular download to the most popular download.

• 4.In graph four we used a pie chart because we wanted to see, out of all the years, what percentage was greater.

Summary

• 1. In this graph the information shows how long each song was listed as number 1.

• 2. This graph shows the estimated sales for the different comic books.

• 3.This graph shows how frequently the songs were downloaded.

• 4.In this graph the information shows how many people attended the X-Games each year.