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Regents Biology 2008-2009
Graphing Your Data
Showing patterns & trends
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2008-2009
Graphing Your Data
Showing patterns & trends
A picture is worth a
thousand words!
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information)
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable unpredictable change: we don’t know how it
will change until we do the experiment
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable unpredictable change: we don’t know how it
will change until we do the experiment Y-axis
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable unpredictable change: we don’t know how it
will change until we do the experiment Y-axis
independent variable
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable unpredictable change: we don’t know how it
will change until we do the experiment Y-axis
independent variable manipulated variable
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable unpredictable change: we don’t know how it
will change until we do the experiment Y-axis
independent variable manipulated variable predictable change: it only
changes because we chose how it would change
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable unpredictable change: we don’t know how it
will change until we do the experiment Y-axis
independent variable manipulated variable predictable change: it only
changes because we chose how it would change
X-axis
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable unpredictable change: we don’t know how it
will change until we do the experiment Y-axis
independent variable manipulated variable predictable change: it only
changes because we chose how it would change
X-axis
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable unpredictable change: we don’t know how it
will change until we do the experiment Y-axis
independent variable manipulated variable predictable change: it only
changes because we chose how it would change
X-axis
The effect of _____________
on _____________
INDEPENDENT
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Types of data (information) Variables
what you measure in an experiment dependent variable
measured variable unpredictable change: we don’t know how it
will change until we do the experiment Y-axis
independent variable manipulated variable predictable change: it only
changes because we chose how it would change
X-axis
The effect of _____________
on _____________
INDEPENDENT
DEPENDENT
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Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 1
The effect of _____________
on _____________
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Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 1 How does fertilizer affect the growth rate
of plants?
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 1 How does fertilizer affect the growth rate
of plants? we set up an experiment testing different
amounts of fertilizer on different plants & measuring the growth (height) of the plants:
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 1 How does fertilizer affect the growth rate
of plants? we set up an experiment testing different
amounts of fertilizer on different plants & measuring the growth (height) of the plants: dependent variable (Y-axis)? The effect of
_____________on
_____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 1 How does fertilizer affect the growth rate
of plants? we set up an experiment testing different
amounts of fertilizer on different plants & measuring the growth (height) of the plants: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
height of plants
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 1 How does fertilizer affect the growth rate
of plants? we set up an experiment testing different
amounts of fertilizer on different plants & measuring the growth (height) of the plants: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
height of plants independent variable (X-axis)?
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 1 How does fertilizer affect the growth rate
of plants? we set up an experiment testing different
amounts of fertilizer on different plants & measuring the growth (height) of the plants: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
height of plants independent variable (X-axis)?
amount of fertilizer
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 1 How does fertilizer affect the growth rate
of plants? we set up an experiment testing different
amounts of fertilizer on different plants & measuring the growth (height) of the plants: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
height of plants independent variable (X-axis)?
amount of fertilizer
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Amount of Fertilizer
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 1 How does fertilizer affect the growth rate
of plants? we set up an experiment testing different
amounts of fertilizer on different plants & measuring the growth (height) of the plants: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
height of plants independent variable (X-axis)?
amount of fertilizer
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Amount of Fertilizer
Height of Plants
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 2
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 2 How does exercise affect heart rate of
10th grade student?
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 2 How does exercise affect heart rate of
10th grade student? we set up an experiment testing
different lengths of time of exercise (minutes) on the heart rate of students:
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 2 How does exercise affect heart rate of
10th grade student? we set up an experiment testing
different lengths of time of exercise (minutes) on the heart rate of students: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 2 How does exercise affect heart rate of
10th grade student? we set up an experiment testing
different lengths of time of exercise (minutes) on the heart rate of students: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
heart rate The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 2 How does exercise affect heart rate of
10th grade student? we set up an experiment testing
different lengths of time of exercise (minutes) on the heart rate of students: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
heart rate independent variable (X-axis)?
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 2 How does exercise affect heart rate of
10th grade student? we set up an experiment testing
different lengths of time of exercise (minutes) on the heart rate of students: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
heart rate independent variable (X-axis)?
minutes of exercise
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 2 How does exercise affect heart rate of
10th grade student? we set up an experiment testing
different lengths of time of exercise (minutes) on the heart rate of students: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
heart rate independent variable (X-axis)?
minutes of exercise
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Exercise
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 2 How does exercise affect heart rate of
10th grade student? we set up an experiment testing
different lengths of time of exercise (minutes) on the heart rate of students: dependent variable (Y-axis)?
heart rate independent variable (X-axis)?
minutes of exercise
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Exercise
Heart Rate
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 3
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 3 What’s the favorite drink of students?
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 3 What’s the favorite drink of students?
we set up an experiment surveying students and asking which is their favorite drink :
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 3 What’s the favorite drink of students?
we set up an experiment surveying students and asking which is their favorite drink : dependent variable (Y-axis)?
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 3 What’s the favorite drink of students?
we set up an experiment surveying students and asking which is their favorite drink : dependent variable (Y-axis)?
number of studentsThe effect of
_____________on
_____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 3 What’s the favorite drink of students?
we set up an experiment surveying students and asking which is their favorite drink : dependent variable (Y-axis)?
number of students independent variable (X-axis)? The effect of
_____________on
_____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 3 What’s the favorite drink of students?
we set up an experiment surveying students and asking which is their favorite drink : dependent variable (Y-axis)?
number of students independent variable (X-axis)?
type of drink
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 3 What’s the favorite drink of students?
we set up an experiment surveying students and asking which is their favorite drink : dependent variable (Y-axis)?
number of students independent variable (X-axis)?
type of drink
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Type of Drink
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Examples of experiments 3 What’s the favorite drink of students?
we set up an experiment surveying students and asking which is their favorite drink : dependent variable (Y-axis)?
number of students independent variable (X-axis)?
type of drink
The effect of _____________
on _____________
Type of Drink
How many students chose it
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
bar graphs (or histograms)
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
bar graphs (or histograms) graphing data that is in disconnected groups
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
bar graphs (or histograms) graphing data that is in disconnected groups
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
bar graphs (or histograms) graphing data that is in disconnected groups
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
bar graphs (or histograms) graphing data that is in disconnected groups
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
bar graphs (or histograms) graphing data that is in disconnected groups
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
bar graphs (or histograms) graphing data that is in disconnected groups
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Making pictures out of data Graphs
line graphs graphing data that shows continuous change
bar graphs (or histograms) graphing data that is in disconnected groups
How’s a critterto choose?
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
How does elevation affect temperature?
elevation
tem
pera
ture
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25000
elevation (feet above sea level)
temp.(°C)
0 30500 251000 201500 152000 102500 5
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
How does elevation affect temperature?
elevation
tem
pera
ture
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25000
elevation (feet above sea level)
temp.(°C)
0 30500 251000 201500 152000 102500 5
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
How does elevation affect temperature?
elevation
tem
pera
ture
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25000
elevation (feet above sea level)
temp.(°C)
0 30500 251000 201500 152000 102500 5
Line graph!
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
How does elevation affect temperature?
elevation
tem
pera
ture
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25000
elevation (feet above sea level)
temp.(°C)
0 30500 251000 201500 152000 102500 5
Line graph!
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
How does elevation affect temperature?
elevation
tem
pera
ture
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25000
elevation (feet above sea level)
temp.(°C)
0 30500 251000 201500 152000 102500 5
1200 ft?
Line graph!
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
How does elevation affect temperature?
elevation
tem
pera
ture
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25000
elevation (feet above sea level)
temp.(°C)
0 30500 251000 201500 152000 102500 5
1200 ft?
Line graph!
1200
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
How does elevation affect temperature?
elevation
tem
pera
ture
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25000
elevation (feet above sea level)
temp.(°C)
0 30500 251000 201500 152000 102500 5
1200 ft?
Line graph!
1200
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
How does elevation affect temperature?
elevation
tem
pera
ture
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25000
elevation (feet above sea level)
temp.(°C)
0 30500 251000 201500 152000 102500 5
1200 ft?
Line graph!
1200
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
How does elevation affect temperature?
elevation
tem
pera
ture
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 500 1000 1500 2000 25000
elevation (feet above sea level)
temp.(°C)
0 30500 251000 201500 152000 102500 5
1200 ft?
18
Line graph!
1200
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Red Bull?
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Red Bull?
RB
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Red Bull?
RBRB
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Red Bull?
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Red Bull?
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Red Bull?
Bar graph!
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Red Bull?
Bar graph!
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2005-2006
Which drink do you like best?
type of drink
num
ber o
f stu
dent
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
Coke Pepsi water tea Gatorade0
drink numberCoke 1Pepsi 1Water 4Iced tea 4Gatorade 3
Red Bull?
Bar graph!
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2008-2009
Monday, July 1, 13
Regents Biology 2008-2009
Any Questions??
Monday, July 1, 13