Working scientifically: Graphs Flashcards
1
Q
What is continous data?
A
Continous: Numbers can take any value
2
Q
What is categoric data?
A
Categoric: Variable has values that are words not numbers.
3
Q
What is discrete data?
A
Discrete: Variable can only have whole number values.
4
Q
When do you draw a line graph?
A
If independent and dependent variable are continous.
5
Q
When do you draw a bar chart?
A
If independent variable is categoric
6
Q
When don’t you draw a line of best fit?
A
If there is no link between variable, don’t draw a line of best fit.
7
Q
When do you use pie charts?
A
Represent categoric data, often in form of percentages.
