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Graphing the Right Way
The TASTE Method
Let’s Take a Look at a Graph.
• We might need some more information here!
Let’s Add the Key (Legend)!
• What does this tell us?
• Can we make any conclusions?
Maybe a Title Will Help…
• Not really specific…
• Do we know any more than we did before?
Now Let’s Add Some Scales!
• What do you notice about the DIFFERENCES between the numbers?
• What do you notice about the SPACES between the numbers?
• Can we make any conclusions yet?
What Do Those Numbers Mean?
• Y-axis is…
• X-axis is…
• NOW we can make some conclusions!
The TASTE Method of Graphing
• T = Title• A = Axes• S = Scale• T = Trends• E = Explain/Predict
Title
• In science, we name a graph by the y-axis vs. the x-axis
• What would the title of this graph be?
Axes
• The y-axis and x-axis need to be labeled with…
– What they are measuring
– Units in parentheses
Scale
• The number scales on the axes need to…
– Start with zero unless you are told otherwise
– Have equal intervals between the numbers
• By 2’s, 5’s or 10’s is a good place to start
– Have equal spaces between the numbers
Some other things to remember
• Time– Is ALWAYS on the x-axis!– Time is the measurement; days, hours, or minutes are the
units!
• Line Graphs—used to show changes over time or changes in related items– There needs to be a line– CONNECT THE DOTS!– Next year you will do a “line of best fit”
• Bar Graphs—used when there are separate categories to be compared
Trends
• A trend is a general statement about what is happening in the graph.
• As vehicles get older, what happens to the number of problems?
Explain/Predict
• Make specific conclusions about the graph
• Which make of car has the most problems? The fewest?
• What will likely be the number of problems with Hyundais after 10 years?
Put it all together…
• T = Title• A = Axes• S = Scale
• T = Trends• E = Explain/Predict
• You will have all of the necessary tools to make and analyze a graph!