Bar chart or line graph?
Which of these sets of data should be plotted on a bar chart and which on a line graph?
Explain your answers to a partner.
a. Shoe size v no. of pupils with each shoe size
b. Height v no. of pupils with that height
c. Volume of water remaining in dish v time that has passed
d. No. of paper clips attracted by electromagnet v current flowing through coils
e. Mass of iron attracted by electromagnet v current flowing through coils
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