Part7

Graphs, Signed Numbers, Statistics,

Probability,and Measurement
Unit 44

Picture Graphs

1. Graphs are used to make newspapers, books, presentations, and reports more
interesting and easier to understand.
2. Graphs use approximate amounts rather than exact amounts.
3. These graphs show how audio cassettes replaced record albums during the 1980's.
The data was taken from the 1992_StatisticaLAbstractof the United States.
Vertical Bar Graph

Horizontal Bar Graph

Audio Cassette Sales

500

Record Album Sales

Years
1975

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1980

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200
300
Sales in millions of units
Note: Record album sales
decreased from 1980 to 1990.

1975

1980 1985 1990

Years
Note: This chart shows a large increase in
cassette sales between 1975 and 1990.

400

Line Graph

Multiple Bar Graph

Record Sales Compared to
Cassette Sales

Record Sales Compared to

Cassette Sales

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Years
IlSIcassettes.ReCOrdS

1980
1985
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Cassettes Records

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