Introduction to College Mathematics

MAT 100 Graphics and Statistics

Objectives
When you complete this lesson, you will be able to:
Differentiate between tables, pictographs, and bar and line charts Plot points using x and y coordinates Define Means, Medians, and Modes Identify Predictions and Probability

Tables

Pictographs

Bar Graphs

Line Graphs

Paired Data and Equations in Two Variables

x y 5
x 2 and y 3 235 55
x-coordinate y-coordinate

Ordered pair: (2, 3) Other solutions

(0, 5) (-7, 12)

The Rectangular Coordinate System

x-axis y-axis Quadrants

The Rectangular Coordinate System, continued

Plotting ordered pairs

The Rectangular Coordinate System, continued

Coordinates
A: (2, 3) B: (-3, -2) C: (4, -3) D: (-2, 5)

Graphing Straight Lines

x+y=4 0 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 4 5 -1 4

Graphing Straight Lines, continued

To graph a straight line:
Find 3 ordered pairs Plot the ordered pairs Draw a line through the three points

Graphing Straight Lines, continued

Graph y = 2x + 1 when x = -1, 0, and 1
x 1 y 2 1 1 y 2 1 y 1

x0 y 0 1 y 1

x 1 y 2 1 1 y 2 1 y3

Plot:
(-1, -1) (0, 1) (1, 3)

Means, Medians, and Modes

A statistic is simply a number that is derived from a set of data. There are three statistics used as center points or measures of central tendency:
Means Medians Modes

Means
To find the mean of a set of numbers, add the numbers and then divide by the number of items of data.

Medians

Modes
The mode of a set of data is the number or numbers that occur most often. If each number occurs the same number of times, there is no mode.

Predictions

Probability

Summary
Various ways to show data:
Tables Pictographs Bar and line graphs

Plotting points Means, Medians, and Modes Predictions and Probability