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Different types of charts/graphs. And how they can be used for understanding history. Nathan B. Gilson 7 th Grade Social Studies Southwest Middle School. Copy this table into your notes (section 2). Pie Charts. Pie charts are good to show how much of something is compared to everything. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARTS/GRAPHSAnd how they can be used for understanding history.
Nathan B. Gilson
7th Grade Social Studies
Southwest Middle School
COPY THIS TABLE INTO YOUR NOTES (SECTION 2)
Name (Chart Type)
Looks Like… Used for
Pie Chart Leave a lot of
Line Graph space here for pictures
Column/Bar graph of your charts
Scatter Plot graph
Histogram
PIE CHARTS
Pie charts are good to show how much of something is compared to everything.
ALWAYS show a PERCENTAGE%
LINE GRAPHS
Line Graphs show how things change over TIME.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
US Deaths--Iraq War
US Deaths
COLUMN OR BAR GRAPHS
Show how different areas compare using one focus. Usually when you want to show the number, rather than the percentage.
SCATTER PLOT GRAPH
Shows how a group rates. Can show trends within a group as well.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 350%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
1st test2nd test3rd test
HISTOGRAM
Special bar graph that shows different sub-groups or categories within one large group.
USING MICROSOFT EXCEL TO MAKE A GRAPH
Step 1—Put the Graph Title in A1
USING MICROSOFT EXCEL TO MAKE A GRAPH
Put the headings for each set of data in B1 to B__
USING MICROSOFT EXCEL TO MAKE A GRAPH
Put the data underneath each title and double check that you entered it right, it’s real easy to miss a 0 somewhere.
USING MICROSOFT EXCEL TO MAKE A GRAPH
Starting in A1, click and drag to make a highlighted box around all of the information you want on your graph, then click insert
USING MICROSOFT EXCEL TO MAKE A GRAPH
Choose the kind of chart/graph you want from the options listed.
USING MICROSOFT EXCEL TO MAKE A GRAPH
Check your chart to make sure it looks right. Obvious things would be something that should be the biggest looks small. You probably missed 1 number.
For this graph, Russia should be the biggest, but it isn’t, because it’s missing a 0. Don’t worry, you don’t have to do it all over again, just change the number and the graph will automatically change with the new information.
Just click in the box where Russia’s number is, change the 0, and watch your chart change
1. Click here
2. Change Number here
MUCH BETTER
http://images.wikia.com/war/images/1/18/WorldWarII-MilitaryDeaths-Allies-Piechart.png
http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7//wwi/memoir/docs/statistics/diagrams/d62.gif
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSHyxqn-vs0/TPsbyF0OqSI/AAAAAAAAACc/zwIEFIbNmA0/s1600/histogram.gif
