Unit 9 Lesson 2

Name(s)________WILLIAM_____QIU__________________________________ Period ______ Date

Activity Guide - Exploring One Column

Bar Charts

Do This
● Make a bar chart for each column in the "Dogs" dataset and categorize it as either "useful" or "not useful" by
placing that column name in the table below.

Useful Not Useful

Id
Breed group Name
Maximum Life span Bred for
Minimum Life span Temperament
Maximum Height Image
Minimum height
Maximum Weight
Minimum weight

Chart
Paste one of the charts that you believe is "useful" in the space below.

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Questions

1. What is one piece of information someone could learn from the chart you pasted?

illustrated the number of maximum age for the hound breed group.

2. Do you notice any patterns in which charts are or are not useful?

All the information in the bar chart will have the same y value if the charts are not useful. If the charts is useful, it will
show a change in the y value along the x value.

Histograms

Do This:
● Make a histogram for the "Max Weight" column of the "Dogs" data set and choose the "Bucket Size" that you
think is most helpful for interpreting the data.

Chart

Questions

3. What bucket size did you choose? Why do you think this is the most helpful bucket size for this chart?

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I chooses 9 as the bucket size. Because it is thick enough for me to vividly see the change or the differences
between the weight of the dog in different types of dog =.

4. What is the most common range of maximum weights for dog breeds?
The most common is 220

5. What is the least common range of maximum weights for dog breeds?
The least common is 0

Do This:
● Make a histogram for one other column in the Dogs dataset and choose the "Bucket Size" that you think is
most helpful for interpreting the data.

Chart

Questions

1. What bucket size did you choose and why?

I chooses 9 as the bucket size because the other bucket size is whether too thin or too thick.

2. What is one question the chart you created could help answer?
This chart helped me to answer the number of minimum weight of the hound dog.

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