Variables
What does the scientist change?
Independent Variable
What graph shows data in numbers and categories?
Bar Graph
What goes on the top of the graph?
Title
This relationship has no pattern.
Not related
What axis is the horizontal axis?
x-axis
Dependent Variable
What type of graph showcases data collected as part of a total?
Pie Chart
What axis is vertical?
y-axis
Both variables are increasing in this type of relationship
Direct
What relationship is opposite?
inverse
The variable that stays the same.
Control Variables
If a line graph is comparing sets of data, what does it need?
Key
Where does the dependent variable belong?
y-axis
One variable is increasing and the other is decreasing in this type of relationship
Inverse
What does TULSA stand for?
Title - Units of Measurement - Scale on each axis - Labels - Accuracy
Free range chickens lay more eggs than caged chickens, what is the independent variable?
cages or no cages
This type of graph is used when all the data values are numerical.
Line Graph
What is the beginning point on the graph?
Origin
The variables have a clear pattern.
direct
This is a general tendency of a set of data to change, moving in a general direction.
Trend
Do tomato plants produce more tomatoes in direct sunlight, what is the dependent variable?
amount of tomatoes
This type of graph can SOMETIMES have categories in blocks of time.
Bar Graph
What 6 things must every graph include?
1. title
2. label axis
3. units
4. scale
5. all data points
6. neatness and accuracy
When determining a relationship in a graph, what are you comparing?
the variables: independent and dependent
What is Ms. Henry's favorite plant?
Any type of fern!