Charts, Graphs and Diagrams

Charts, Graphs and TablesMoscow State University, School of Educational StudiesNersesyan L.G.2015

What is a chart?Achart, also called agraph, is a graphical representation ofdata, in which the data is represented bysymbols, such as bars in abar chart, lines in aline chart, or slices in apie chart.Main types of charts: Bar chart Line chart Pie chart

Pie ChartThe pie chart shown below represents the percentage of people who own various pets. As you can see, the 'dog ownership' slice is by far the largest, which means that most people represented in this chart own dogs as opposed to cats, fish and rodents.

Line GraphThe line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by teenagers from 1985 to 2015.

Bar ChartThe bar chart shows the monthly spending in dollars of a family in the USA on three items in 2010.

What is a table?Atableis a means of arrangingdata in rows and columns. The use of tables is pervasive throughout allcommunication, researchanddata analysis.

TableFood and DrinkHousingClothingEntertainmentFrance25%31%7%13%Germany22%33%15%19%UK27%37%11%11%Turkey36%20%12%10

The table illustratesthe proportion of monthly household income four countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment.

Formulas & Graphs

Following the link, you can produce a graph of any formula you want

http://www.wolframalpha.com

Graphs And Charts That Perfectly Illustrate our life

You can find this video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0BG5bppVUQ

Writing About Graphs, Charts and TablesUnderline key words. Write related words - turn nouns into verbs, verbs into nouns, adjectives into adverbs, etc.Write opposite words, similar words, synonyms, etc. Circle and highlight the graph. Use arrows. Identify trends. A trend is the overall idea of the graph.Dont write about everything on the graph. Pick the biggest, the smallest, the main points, the main trends. Group similar things together.Dont use I feel, as I have written, as you can see, etc. Keep it academic.

Writing About Graphs, Charts and TablesIntroduction First sentence: Describe the graph. You can use some slightly different words or word forms from those on the question paper, but be careful to give the full information. Start "The graph shows" Second sentence: This gives the trend or trends. You can put two trends in this sentence or only one - you could keep the other one for the conclusion. Start "Overall, ...Paragraph 1: Trend 1 Start with a sentence with no number. City size increased sharply over the period. The most obvious trend in the graph is that women are having fewer babies. Oil production has increased slightly in all the countries in the graph Follow this sentence with an example (sentence with number) and perhaps another example (another sentence with number). Keep alternating. Paragraph 2: Trend 2 Start with a sentence with no number. City size increased sharply over the period. Give an example (sentence with number) and perhaps another example.Conclusion Finish by repeating the main trends, or identify a second trend. Use different vocabulary. Dont give an opinion.