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Summary

Nature of Independent variable

Nature of Dependent variable

Type of Graph
 Data continuous  

Individual readings

 Data continuous  

Individual readings

 

Line graph    

 

 

Data continuous  

No independent variable identified

Data continuous  

No dependent variable identified

 

Scatter graph  

 
 Data discontinuous  

Data grouped into non-numerical categories

Dependent variable measured or counted  

Bar / Column graph

 

Data continuous

 

Data grouped into numerical size / sample intervals

 

Dependent variable counted

Histogram

 

 



 

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