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Every graph tells a story
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- 2. Why should youcare about graphing? The ability to critically interpret graphs is one of the main indicators of college readiness. The inability to critically interpret graphs leads to people being being easily manipulated by advertisements and interest groups Remember, graphs are only interpretations of data, not the data itself.
- 4. These two graphsrepresent the same data (#1)
- 5. These two graphsrepresent the same data (#2)
- 6. Which graph doyou think is “better” at displaying the data? Why? Why? Why?
- 7. What wrong withthis picture???
- 8. Why is itunwise to draw final conclusions from graphs?
- 9. Why do scientistsgraph their data? to organize and emphasize the pertinent patterns from their data tables into a visual representation that is easier to understand. Although data tables themselves can hold all the experimental information, a graph usually minimizes the number of comparisons that can be made. Graphs help the viewer to visualize the results that answer the researchers original question. Otherwise your graph can be more confusing than the raw data.
- 10. Assignment: For eachof the following graphs, discuss these questions with your partner. 1. What story is this graph telling you? 2. What is it NOT telling you? 3. What information would you like to see included?
- 12. Earnings and Unemploymentversus Level of Education
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- 14. 14 Climate Change- TheHockey Stick 14