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This document provides instructions for how to set up and construct a bar graph using the TAILS method. TAILS is an acronym that represents the key elements of a bar graph - T for Title, A for Axis, I for Interval, L for Labels, and S for Scale. The document explains each element of the TAILS method and provides an example of a completed bar graph about teachers' favorite singers to illustrate how to apply the method.
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- 1. 4210011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 Graphs How to set up successful graphs in Ms. Baker’s class!
- 2. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 How to set up your graph!
- 3. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 How to set up your graph! Y Axis (This is for your dependent variable)
- 4. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 How to set up your graph! X Axis (This is for your independent variable)
- 5. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 TAILS TT - Title Teachers’s Favorite Singer
- 6. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 TAILS T -T - Title A - Axis Teachers’s Favorite Singer Y Axis = Dependent Variable X Axis = Independent Variable
- 7. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 TAILS T -T - Title A – Axis S – Scale Teachers’s Favorite Singer Decide on an appropriate scale for each axis. Choose a scale that lets you make the graph as large as possible for your paper and data
- 8. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 How to determine scale • Scale is determined by your highest & lowest number. • In this case your scale would be from 2 – 22. Favorite Singer Number of Teachers Toby Keith 22 Madonna 15 Elvis 11 Sting 5 Sinatra 2
- 9. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 How to determine Intervals • The interval is decided by your scale. • In this case your scale would be from 2 – 22 and you want the scale to fit the graph. • The best interval would be to go by 5’s. Favorite Singer Number of Teachers Toby Keith 22 Madonna 15 Elvis 11 Sting 5 Sinatra 2
- 10. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 TAILS T – TitleT – Title A – Axis I – Interval S – Scale Teachers’s Favorite Singer The amount of space between one number and the next or one type of data and the next on the graph. The interval is just as important as the scale Choose an interval that lets you make the graph as large as possible for your paper and data
- 11. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 TAILS T – TitleT – Title A – Axis I – Interval S – Scale Teachers’s Favorite Singer 0 5 10 15 20 25
- 12. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 TAILS T – TitleT – Title A – Axis I – Interval L – Labels S – Scale Teachers’s Favorite Singer 0 5 10 15 20 25 TobyKeith Madonna Elvis Sting Sinatra LABEL your bars or data points Singers Give the bars a general label. What do those words mean? NumberofTeachers Label your Y Axis. What do those numbers mean?
- 13. 421 0011 0010 10101101 0001 0100 1011 When to use… • Bar graphsBar graphs – Used to show data that are not continuous. – Allows us to compare data like amounts or frequency or categories – Allow us to make generalizations about the data – Help us see differences in data • Line GraphsLine Graphs – For continuous data – useful for showing trends over time