The shape of pie chart
What is a circle
This is a variable that depends on the result of the experiment
What is the dependent variable
The simplest way to title a line graph
What is DV vs. IV
The bars in a bar graph should NOT do this?
What is touch each each other
What do all of the letters in Sultan stand for?
Scale, Units, Labels, Title, Accurate, Neat
This part of the chart gives a detailed description of what is in the chart.
What is the chart title?
Variable that the scientist changes, or the different Categories
What is an independent variable
This number should always be the first number for your scale on the Y axis
What is 0?
These directions are the ways the bars on a bar graph can be drawn.
What is horizontally and vertically?
For a bar graph, determine what increment you should use if your numbers were 10, 15, 25, and 30.
What is 5?
all the parts of pie chart add to this percentage
What is 100%
Variable that remains the same
What is a Control Variable
Axis on which the dependent variable is placed on the graph
What is the y axis
For what a bar graph is used
What is Comparing sizes/quantities/counted data
The part of a graph which identifies data or explains symbols
What is a legend/key?
Size of each "slice" of a pie chart should be this
What is proportional to the fraction/percentage it represents
What is the independent variable?
Number of Athletes
Axis on which the independent variable graphed
What is the x axis
The labels along the x axis that tell the reader what each bar represents
What is the categories?
A graph without an x or y axis
What is a Pie chart/circle graph?
When would you use a pie chart
What is to show portions of a whole/percentages
What is the dependent variable?
Cost, in dollars
A line graph is used to show what
What is how one variable changes in relation to another
when making a bar graph (or any graph) you must make sure to do what?
What is be neat/accurate/precise!
Numbers on the side of a graph that tells what amount of each variable, or what value each line represents
What is the Scale?