Interpreting Graphs. Interpreting a Bar Graph
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(35) 1.1 Before Now. Interpreting Graphs You compared quantities. You’ll use graphs to analyze data.. Why?. So you can make conclusions about data, as in Example 1.. KEY VOCABULARY. Volcanoes The bar graph at the right. • data, p. 3 • frequency table, p. 4 • histogram, p. 4. shows the number of historically active volcanoes in four countries. Which country has the most historically active volcanoes? A bar graph g is a type of graph in which the lengths of bars are used to represent and compare data a in categories. Data a are facts, numbers, or numerical information.. EXAMPLE 1. Volcanoes. Historically active volcanoes. • bar graph, p. 3. 180 150 120 90 60 30 0 Canada Chile Mexico. U.S.. Country. Interpreting a Bar Graph. Use the bar graph above about volcanoes. Answer the question or explain why you can’t answer the question using the graph. a. Which country has the most historically active volcanoes? b. Which country has the most volcanic eruptions in a given year?. SOLUTION. READING MATH Read carefully to make sure you don’t misinterpret the graph. Just because the U.S. has the most active volcanoes of the countries shown does not mean it has the most in the world.. ✓. a. The vertical axis in the bar graph is labeled Historically active volcanoes,. so the tallest bar represents the country with the most historically active volcanoes. Because the United States has the tallest bar, it has the most historically active volcanoes. b. Having more historically active volcanoes doesn’t necessarily mean having. more eruptions, so you can’t answer this question from the bar graph.. GUIDED PRACTICE. for Example 1. Use the bar graph above about historically active volcanoes. 1. About how many more historically active volcanoes does Chile have. than Mexico? 2. Which country has the least number of historically active volcanoes? 3. About how many historically active volcanoes do Canada, Mexico, and. the U.S. have altogether? 1.1 Interpreting Graphs. 3.
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