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Graphs 101

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There are generally 3 types of graphs. Each has its own benefits and uses...

  1. bar graphs - are good to compare different things/categories
  2. line graphs - are good to show change over time; usually it deals with only one thing
  3. pie graph - are good to show how one thing/category compares to others as a whole

 

For this assignment, you'll make 3 graphs using the stats below.

 

Outlays as % of GDP

* make a line graph because it shows change over time

Percentage
1945 9.8 
1950 15.6 
1955 17.3 
1960 17.8 
1965 17.2 
1970 19.3 
1975 21.3 
1980 21.7 
1985 22.8 
1990 21.8 
1995 20.7 
2000 18.4 
2005 19.9 

 

Federal Outlays in 2004

* make a bar graph because it compares different things (could also be a pie graph)

% of total outlays
Defense 18
Net Interest 8
Income security (unemployment, welfare) 15
Education 4
Veterans 3
Transportation & Commerce 4
Social Security 22
Health 23
Energy & Environment 2
Other 3

 

Coach Crump's Halloween Candy Eating

* make a pie graph to compare categories to the whole

Number of candies eaten
Milky Ways 12
Snickers 33
Twizzlers 3
Taffy 7
Butterfingers 44
Reeses cups 41
Tootsie Rolls 26
Hershey's Dark Chocolate 37
Candy corn 5
Pixie sticks 3

 

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