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How to set up successful graphs
in science class!
Let’s create a bar graph with
this format.
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How to set up your graph!
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Y Axis
(This is for your
dependent variable)
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How to set up your graph!
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X Axis
(This is for your
independent variable)
T.A.I.L.S. Graphing System
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You will have a
wonderful graph if
you follow the
T.A.I.L.S. system.
It will help you set
up and label your
graph properly.
T – Title
A – Axis
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I – Interval
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L – Labels
S – Scale
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T - Title
A - Axis
Y Axis =
Dependent
Variable
X Axis =
Independent
Variable
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TAILS
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Decide on an appropriate
scale for each axis.
T – Title
Choose a scale that lets
you make the graph as
large as possible for your
paper and data.
A – Axis
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S – Scale
How to Determine Scale
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Number of
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Red
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Green
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Yellow
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Orange
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Brown
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Blue
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• Scale is determined
by your highest &
lowest number.
• In this case your
scale would be from
2 – 22.
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T – Title
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A – Axis
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S – Scale
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Color
The amount of space between one
number and the next or one type of
data and the next on the graph is
the interval.
The interval is just as important as
the scale.
Choose an interval that lets you
make the graph as large as possible
for your paper and data.
T – Title
A – Axis
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I – Interval
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4
S – Scale
How to Determine Intervals
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Color
Number of
Students
Red
22
Green
15
Yellow
11
Orange
5
Brown
2
Blue
2
• The interval is decided
by your scale.
• In this case your scale
would be from 2 – 22
and you want the scale
to fit the graph.
• A good interval would
be to go by 5’s.
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TAILS
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Color
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20
15
10
5
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T – Title
A – Axis
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I – Interval
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S – Scale
TAILS
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Favorite
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Number of Students
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T – Title
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LABEL your bars
or Colors
M&M
data points
Give
Labelthe
your
bars
Y aAxis.
general
What
label.
do those
What
do those
numbers
words
mean?
mean?
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A – Axis
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I – Interval
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L – Labels
S – Scale
When to use…
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• Bar graphs
– Used to show data that are not continuous.
– Allow us to compare data like amounts or
frequency or categories.
– Allow us to make generalizations about the
data.
– Help us see differences in data.
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We can also plot the data on…
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• Line Graphs
– For continuous data.
– Useful for showing trends over time.
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Here’s
how
that
would
be
done.
With this type of info, a line graph does not make any sense unless
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the colors are listed in order like they are below.
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Favorite Number of
Color
Students
Red
22
20
Green
15
Yellow
10
Orange
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5
Brown
Brown
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2
Blue
2
0
15
11
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4
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