How to Draw Graphs in Science (Grade 10 NSC Matric Life Sciences): Flashcards

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How to Draw Graphs in Science
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Independent variable

Variable you control or change in experiment

Dependent variable

Variable that responds to independent variable changes

Independent variable goes on which axis

X-axis (horizontal)

Dependent variable goes on which axis

Y-axis (vertical)

Histogram bar spacing feature

Bars must touch each other

Bar graph bar spacing feature

Bars must NOT touch (separated)

When to use line graphs

Continuous numerical data, showing trends over time

Pie chart percentage calculation

category valuetotal×100\frac{\text{category value}}{\text{total}} \times 100

Pie chart angle calculation

percentage×360°100\frac{\text{percentage} \times 360°}{100}

What axis labels must include

Descriptive label and units in brackets

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