Graphing&InterpretingDataWorksheet Name:

Biology Period:Date:

Thefollowingissomedatacollectedbyascienceteacherduringapastschoolyear.Theseareactual
gradesearnedbystudentsinBiology.Iwanttoknowifgradesareaffectedbyattendanceand
homework.Wecanfigureitoutifwecreategraphsofthedata.UseyourHowtoDrawaLineGraph
handouttomaketwographs:Gradevs.AbsencesandGradevs.HomeworkAverage.

Usethegraphpaperhandedoutinclass.Thequestionsbelowwillhelptoguideyouthroughthe
assignment.Answerthemasyougoalong.

Graph#1:Gradevs.Absences
1. Whichvariablegoesonthehorizontalaxis? Grade Absences Homework
Whichonegoesontheverticalaxis? Average
72 11 84
64 35 63
71 12 92
77 17 80
2. WhatisthelargestnumberforGRADE?
54 11 38
HowwillyounumbertheGRADEaxis?
81 29 67
55 16 55
75 18 30
76 8 79
3. WhatisthelargestnumberforABSENCES? 93 22 88
HowwillyounumbertheABSENCESaxis? 63 19 50
87 1 93
60 11 54
72 12 64
77 22 61
4. Goaheadandplotallofthepoints.Makesureto 76 1 69
remembertolabeltheaxesandgiveyourgraphatitle. 51 27 41
Whatdoesthegraphlooklike?Whathappenstothe 81 7 84
studentsgradesasthenumberofabsencesincreases? 33 35 17
80 4 88
94 0 100
72 11 63
57 53 62
5. Isthisadirectorinverserelationship?Howdoyou 74 2 74
know? 80 28 64
28 69 17
89 7 87
82 16 92
60 34 50
6. Whatadvicewouldyougivetostudentswho
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wanttomakesurethattheygetgoodgradesinscience?
51 46 29
62 13 78
Graph#2:Gradevs.HomeworkAverage
1. Whichvariablegoesonthehorizontalaxis?Whichonegoesontheverticalaxis?

2. WhatisthelargestnumberforGRADE?HowwillyounumbertheGRADEaxis?

3. WhatisthelargestnumberforHOMEWORKAVERAGE?Howwillyounumberthe
HOMEWORKAVERAGEaxis?

4. Goaheadandplotallofthepoints.Makesuretoremembertolabeltheaxesandgiveyourgrapha
title.Whatdoesthegraphlooklike?Whathappenstothestudentsgradesasthehomework
averageincreases?

5. Isthisadirectorinverserelationship?Howdoyouknow?

6. Whatadvicewouldyougivetostudentswhowanttomakesurethattheygetgoodgradesin
science?