Graphing  on  Excel    

You  will  use  the  follow  survey  data  to  practice  creating  graphs  using  excel.  After  practicing  you  will  create  your  own  fun  survey  and  graph  the  data.      

STEP  1:  Practice  Creating  Graphs.  Create  the  following  graphs.  Be  creative  with  formatting  and  colors.  

Each  graph  must  have  a  title  and  correctly  labeled  x  &  y-­‐axis!      

Survey  1:  Basic  Column  Chart      Data                                                                                                                                                                  Example  of  graph  

 Survey  2:  Fancy  Column  Chart    

Favorite Lunch Boys Girls Burgers 60 40 Hot Dogs 70 20 Pizza 60 60 Spaghetti 20 60 Tacos 35 5

                       

60 70

60

20 35 40

20

60 60 50

0 20 40 60 80

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Lunch Choices

Favorite Lunch

Boys Girls

Survey  3:  Bar  Chart      Lemonade Stand Annies Profit Billy’s Profit Monday 15 20 Tuesday 20 15 Wednesday 30 25 Thursday 3 10 Friday 7.5 10

* Adding Clip Art • Go to INSERT and select PICTURE, then CLIP ART.

Survey  4:  Pie  Chart    Enough  Sleep  Yes   175  No     325    *Make  sure  your  pie  chart  shows  percentages  (%)          Survey  5:  Fancy  Pie  Chart  

         

   Survey  7:  Making  a  Line  Chart    

   Survey  8:  Fancy  Line  Chart  that  compares  date  

 Format  the  numbers  in  columns  B  and  C  to  be  displayed  as  Currency.    You        know,  Money!!    Click,  Drag,  and  Select  the  Columns  you  would  like  to  change  to  Currency;  then  click  the  Currency  Icon  on  the  toolbar.    You  will  now  see  dollar  signs  next  to  each  amount.  

     

   

STEP  2:  Now  it  is  your  turn    

For this Activity: 1. Decide on a topic of comparison (Something besides a yes or no question.

Be creative try to think of something new, not one of the topics used in the practice surveys.

2. Create a Survey for collecting data from your classmates. Make your

Survey in a Microsoft Word Document. You can make a Table or a Worksheet. This will be graded as well, so make sure it is easy to understand for your classmates and teacher. Make sure your name and directions are clear on this survey. The survey will be turned in with your chart.

3. Send your Survey around the class to collect your data. You must get at

least 15 responses to your survey.

4. Analyze your data. Add up your columns to find the totals, which will be in your spreadsheet and chart. You are encouraged to get more than 20 responses.

5. Open a new spreadsheet file and input your data.

6. Create any type of chart that will show the results of your survey. Make

sure to add appropriate titles, legends, labels, etc.

7. Write a brief conclusion about your survey describing what conclusions can be made based on your data? Write your conclusion on the same document as your survey.

8. Submit your work to me by email before the due date. Send me only

one email with both your excel spreadsheet and word document attached.