Graphs to Represent a Data Set

By analyzing a word problem about hours worked in a week, scholars get valuable practice with bar graphs and data analysis. They read the scenario, then examine a table of data taken from it. The data includes four days and the single-digit hours an employee worked on each. Consider having learners create their bar graph on another sheet, since the space provided doesn't allow much room to label the x-axis. They answer three questions about the data. A detailed explanation and finished graph follow on the next page.