Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Getting Started with Graphs

Definition: A graph is a picture that displays data used to tell a story.
-there are a number of different graphs that can be used for different reasons and data.

In order to create a graph there needs to be data that can be recorded.
Two types of data:
Categorical Data: Data that represents characteristics of object or individuals in groups such as black and white, inside and outside.
Numerical Data: Data collected on numerical variables such as difference in distance a girl and boy can jump.  Distance is numerical variable and colleted data is numerical.



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