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Intro to Science
Graphs and Table Keywords
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Title | A specific statement indicating what the graph is about. Usually includes the dependant and independent variables. |
| Y-axis | The vertical line on a graph and usually refers to the dependant variable |
| X-axis | The horizontal line on a graph usually refers to the independent variable |
| Scale | A list of numbers beginning for zero on the x and y axis. Each scale can be different but the increment must be the same. |
| Increment | how much the numbers on the scale increase by, eg. 0, 2, 4 (increments of two) |
| units | Unit of measurement that is standardised for a particular measurement, eg. the units for mass are g and kg |
| Raw data | data that is collected by direct measuring |
| Processed data | data that is calculated from the raw data, usually by averaging |
| Line of best fit | A straight line or curve drawn as the average of the data points on a graph |
| Discrete data | data that can fall into categories of groups. A bar or pie graph is usually used to show this information |
| Continuous data | data that can fall along a continuum and shown in a line graph |
| Bar graph | a graph with bars to illustrate discrete data |
| Line graph | a graph with a line connecting data points (shown as crosses) along a continuum |
| Table | a chart with rows and columns used to display data |
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