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Line charts usually show how things change over a period of time, like monthly profits or annual attendances at sports events. It makes it easy to see how things have gone up or down and how they compare to other similar measurements. So in one of the previous examples, you could be showing monthly profits for different companies or regions, so there would be lots of lines on the chart.
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If you want to know what temperature it is high or low what chart or graph would you use?
I would use a scatter plot - or a line chart.
Why would you use a line chart instead of a column chart?
You use a line chart to show changes over time, for the same value. The line goes up or down, depending on the change over time. A column chart is more commonly used to compare independent values.
What chart would you use to show the changes in the unemployment rate in the US during 2000-1008?
Line Chart
What chart do you use to chart trends over time?
A line chart.
What kind of chart would you use to graph how fast a candle burns?
Line graph
What graph would best display data showing the percentage of time a student spends studying for their final exam?
i would use a bar chart or a line chart
What chart in MS Excel used to show production or sales trends?
You can use most chart types to track sales. The three most common types of charts are line, pie, and bar. All of these could be used to show information related to sales.
The chart to use for displaying trends over a period of time is a what kind of a chart?
A line chart would be the best chart to do that. However, it could also be done with a bar or column chart. You can also add trendlines to them to help show a trend.
When would you use a line chart or scatter chart?
The scatter diagram is used when the data is in a "Raw state" or what is referred to as "Raw Data". Example 10, 20,10,50,90,80,56,70,70,
When would you use a pie chart or a bar chart?
you would use it when interpreting data
What type of graph would you use to show comparisons?
Bar charts are good for comparing related items. Answer: for Excel it is best known as a column chart.
Which kind of graph would you use to show how the price breed has changed over time?
Line chart
