What You Have Learned About Handling Data

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What you have learned about

handling data
You have learned how to put values and labels into a spreadsheet;
draw graphs and bar charts that show the values in the spreadsheets; Activity World of Lizards graph
do calculations using spreadsheet formulas; and sort data into order.
World of Lizards is a pet store that
The activities on this page will let you see how much you have learned.
Activity
specialises in pet lizards. It has three
different types of lizard:

1 Name one advantage of showing data as a graph instead of a list of numbers. 1 leopard gecko
2 green anole
3 blue-tongued skink.
Here is a spreadsheet which shows how many lizards there were in the shop
2 Name two different types of graph. each year. Use the skills you have learned to make this spreadsheet.

3 Which type of graph is the best to show the following data?

3 Handling data: Making graphs


a Showing how much a child grows between the ages of 1 and 7.

Now create a graph from this data.


b Showing the number of students in a class who like different flavours
of ice cream.
Activity Label the graph
4 What is the purpose of a key on a graph? I f you have completed the World of Lizards activity, print out your graph.
If you have not completed the activity, your teacher will give you a picture
of a graph.
Write on the graph to show: 51
50 5 What are the two ways you can sort a spreadsheet list? 1 the x-axis 2 the y-axis 3 the title 4 the key 51

5 the line that shows how many green anoles there were in the shop.

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