GEOG2 0.0 / 5 ? GeographySkillsASAQA Created by: BretsgetrisingCreated on: 25-04-16 16:12 Simple Graph Shows one set of data 1 of 26 Comparative graph Shows 2 sets of data on the same axis 2 of 26 Compound graph shows more than one piece of information - needs two axis 3 of 26 divergent line graph can have negative and positive values therefore data can be displayed both sides of the x or y axis 4 of 26 Advantages of Line Graphs Can be used to compare two different sets of data and ------- Can suggest trends over time 5 of 26 Disads of Line Grpahs Can only be used with continuous data 6 of 26 Ads of Bar Graphs Can be used to compare two different sets of data 7 of 26 Disads of Bar Graphs Only uses discrete data 8 of 26 Ads of Scatter Graphs Patterns can be identified easily and anomalies can also 9 of 26 Disads of Scatter Graphs Data needs to be continous 10 of 26 Ads of pie charts Can be used to compare two different sets of data 11 of 26 Disads of pie Charts No exact numerical data 12 of 26 ads of Triangular Graph Useful for showing patterns of clustering 13 of 26 Disads of Triangle graphs Very limited data set- three variables have to be in percentage form 14 of 26 ads Radical Diagrams an Effective way of presenting data on wind direction 15 of 26 Disads of rad diagrams Can only use a limited type of data- either change over time or direction 16 of 26 Ads of Dispersion Diagrams, box and whisker plots Can be used to compare two different sets of data 17 of 26 Disads of Dispersion Diagrams, box and whisker plots Does not give you a numerical value of the dispersion 18 of 26 Ads of Logarithmic Scales (Hjulstrom Curve) Good for displaying a large range of data 19 of 26 Disads of Logarithmic Scales Negative and Positive can't be displayed on the same graph 20 of 26 Ads of Kite diagrams Can be used to compare two different sets of data 21 of 26 Disads of Kite diagrams Works with a limited data range 22 of 26 Ads of databases Large amount of data available 23 of 26 Disads of databases Census data is taken every 10 years 24 of 26 ads of Geographic Information Systems Shows patterns 25 of 26 disads of Geographic Information Systems Expensive 26 of 26
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