1. Chapter: Measurement Table of Contents Section 3: Drawings, Tables, and Graphs

5. Drawings Drawings, Tables, and Graphs 3

18. Section Check 3 Suppose you have two variables, for example, how much salt you eat in a day and how much water you drink, and you want to visually depict their relationship across time. What visual tool might you use to show this relationship? Question 1 NC: 1.06

19. Section Check 3 Answer NC: 1.06 A line graph shows the relationship between two variables. Line graphs are excellent ways to quickly see the relationship between a variable plotted on the X axis and one plotted on the Y axis.

20. Section Check 3 When you put numerical data into rows and columns, you are creating a _______. Question 2 A. calculation B. graph C. table D. waveform NC: 1.06

21. Section Check 3 Answer The answer is C. Rows and columns of numbers make up a table. NC: 1.06

22. Section Check 3 Suppose you want to visually demonstrate how much of a given area is woodland, how much is grassy but has no trees, and how much has been developed. With different segments like this to consider, how might you choose to show the relationship of parts to the whole? Question 3 NC: 1.06

23. Section Check 3 Answer Use a circle chart. A circle chart, or “pie chart,” is ideal for visually demonstrating how the different segments go together to form the whole. NC: 1.06