How Do You Make Graphs & Pie Charts?
Graphs and pie charts are a compelling way to display data, explain expenditures and organize information. Mastering their interpretation and construction is a vital part of crafting persuasive presentations, understanding news articles and teaching math concepts to students of all ages. They are also easy to create and display. Assemble your data in a sheet. Sort your data into specific categories. Write them in a list. Calculate the percentage each category makes of the total amount of data. Write each percentage next to the listed item. Re-list them in order of percentage from highest to lowest amount. Draw a vertical line along the left-hand side of a piece of paper. Draw a horizontal line, beginning at the bottom of your vertical line and pointing to the right to form a 90-degree angle. This is your foundation for a bar graph. Use your ruler to divide your vertical line into 10 even segments. Label them from 10 percent to 100 percent. Use your ruler to evenly divide your horizonta
