Data is the "stuff" we are counting, measuring, and comparing. It can be objects, it can be facts, it can be the opinions of people from a survey. But it can be difficult to use until we organize it!

Data

Charts take the data, and put it into a form of organization that we can easily analyze. To analyze, means to compare and make decisions about based on facts and data! :)

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Tally charts show two points of data: what is being measured, and how many of each item.

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The totals are shown in lines called "tally marks"​

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This is called a Tally Chart!​

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Bar graphs can show us "how many" when comparing different amounts of objects. ​

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Bar Graphs

Let's look at all of the different parts of a graph. This bar graph is labeled for us!​

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​Parts of a graph!

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Line plots also have parts, just like bar graphs and tally charts. Line plots have a number line on the bottom, and pictures or symbols above the number line to show how many of each category represented on the number line. ​

​This is a line plot!!

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