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D. Create a Line Chart from a Frequency Table |
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You are given the frequency table to the left. Create |
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Age at Death |
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Frequency'. |
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50 - 59 |
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2. Click on Chart Wizard on Toolbar. |
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3. Select Line. |
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70 - 79 |
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6. Fill in Category (X) axis: Age At Death |
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7. Fill in Value (Y) axis: Frequency. |
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8. Click Next and Finish.
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Line CHART: You will see a Line Chart similar to the one below:

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Format the chart: |
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We still need to customize the graph to make it more presentable. |
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9. Remove the legend: Frequency since you only have one category. Click on it and press delete. |
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10. Format class intervals on X-Axis: |
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Click on the class intervals of the X-Axis. Format Axis will appear. |
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Choose Alignment and align text 75 degrees vertically. |

2. Double Line Chart:
The table below lists the number of students receiving a certain grade in two sections of a statistics class:
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Grades |
Section 1 |
Section 2 |
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A |
2 |
10 |
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B |
8 |
4 |
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C |
14 |
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D |
5 |
8 |
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5 |
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You are given the frequency table above. Create a line chart following the steps below. |
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1. Highlight the entire table including titles 'Grades', ‘Section 1’ and |
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2. Click on Chart Wizard on Toolbar. |
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3. Select Line. |
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4. Choose graph: 4th option and click Next twice. |
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5. Fill in Chart Title: Grades of Two Sections of Statistics |
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6. Fill in Category (X) axis: Grade. |
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7. Fill in Value (Y) axis: Frequency. |
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8. Click Next and Finish.
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E. Create a Scatter Plot
The table below lists the number of students receiving a certain grade in a statistics class:
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Grades |
Frequency |
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2 |
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8 |
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14 |
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5 |
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You are given the frequency table above. Create a line chart following the steps below. |
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1. Highlight the entire table including titles 'Grades' and |
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‘Frequency'. |
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2. Click on Chart Wizard on Toolbar. |
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3. Select XY(Scatter). |
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4. Choose chart sub-type 1 and click Next twice. 5. Click on Titles on the top bar. |
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6. Fill in Chart Title: Grades Statistics Class |
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7. Fill in Category (X) axis: leave blank. |
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8. Fill in Value (Y) axis: Frequency. |
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9. Click on Data Labels on the top bar. 10. Click on X Value. This will display the grade on the graph. 11. Click Next and Finish.
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