Guidelines:
-For your first chart, choose
three different cities (anywhere on earth) and one weather variable
(for example “rainfall in inches”).
Then enter the data over a period of twelve months (January to December),
and make a chart from this. Get your information here: http://www.weatherbase.com/
For your other chart/graph, choose ONE of the following:
A. Baseball Stats, 2002 to
2004 (three years). Pick ONE batting, pitching or fielding statistic
(for example, “home runs” or “strike outs”)
and FIVE different players. Find data for the 2002, 2003, and 2004
seasons, and make a chart. Get your data here::
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/statistics
B. Nonstop Round-the-world Sailing Records, 1968-present. List the names
of the yachts that broke this important record and chart their corresponding
times in days. Get your data here:
http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/roundnonstop.html
C. Internet domain
names, 1996 to 2001. Use .COM, .NET, and .EDU, and chart how many registered
domain names there were every year from 1996 to 2001. Use the data
from the CLOSEST MONTH TO JANUARY that is posted. Get your data here:
http://www.ngi.org/trends.htm
D. PRICE COMPARISONS: Come up with a list of two different
items that you would like to buy. Then find the prices for each of the
items at 5 stores on the internet. Use FROOGLE.COM or SHOPPING .COM.
E.
Remember:
-Put a clear and accurate graph title and labels on the x- and y-axis.
-Pick a graph type that suits your data.
-Use simple colors and font types.
Extra Credit: Do three or four charts total (One with the weather and
two or more from the list.) |