5. Choosing a Data Display
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Consider the given data set.
Average Precipitation (Inches) | |||
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January | 1.1 | July | 4.0 |
February | 1.5 | August | 4.4 |
March | 2.2 | September | 4.2 |
April | 3.7 | October | 3.5 |
May | 5.1 | November | 2.1 |
June | 5.5 | December | 1.8 |
We will analyze the data and then create a display that best represents the data. The above gives us the average precipitation of each month. Therefore, we can use a line graph to show how it changes over time.
Please note that this is only one possible way to represent the data — there are many other possible ways to do it.