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describe graphing

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graphing is an important procedure used by sceintist to display that data that is collected during a controlled experiment. there are three main types of graphs

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what are the different types of graphs

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line graphs
column graph
histogram
pie chart

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describe each type of graph

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line graphs- numbers along the bottom
column graph- words along the bottom discrete information
histogram- information is in ranges e.g. 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, etc

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where are the x and y axis located

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x axis- horizontal

y axis- vertical

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name the parts of a graph

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title
independent variable
dependent variable
scales for each variable

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what is extrapolate

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extending the graph, along the same slope, above or below measured data

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what is interpolate

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predicting data between two measured points on the graph

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