Homework Assignment One

Directions: This assignment has 5 questions worth two points each. For each question there will be a given set of data. Use the data to make the desired graphs. Print out a copy of the graphs and turn them in by the end of class.

1. The following is a list of data for the top 10 money-making movies of all time. Make a bar graph for the amount of money each film made.

 

Movie Title and Amount of Money in Millions

Titanic $584

Star Wars $461

E.T. $400

Jurassic Park $357

Forest Gump $330

The Lion King $313

Return of the Jedi $307

Independence Day $306

The Empire Strikes Back $290

Home Alone $285

 

2. The following is a list of the top 10 longest running Broadway shows. Make a bar graph for the given set of data.

Show Title and Number of Performances

Chorus Line 6137

Oh! Calcutta! 5959

Cats 5748

Les Miserables 3845

Phantom of the Opera 3542

42nd Street 3486

Grease 3388

Fiddler on the Roof 3242

Life with Father 3182

Tobacco Road 2844

 

3. The following is a list of ten fastest animals on the planet. Make a column Graph for the given data.

Animal Name and Speed in Mi/h

Cheetah 70

Antelope 61

Wildebeest 50

Lion 50

Gazelle 50

Quarter Horse 47.5

Elk 45

Dog 45

Coyote 43

Fox 42

 

4. Make a scatter plot of the following points. Is there a correlation?

 

(1,2), (4,5), (7,8), (2,3), (8,9), (3,4), (5,6), (9,10), (6,7)

 

5. Make a circle graph for the following information. The graph should show the percents for each portion of the circle graph.

Joe has the following bills every month:

Rent: $600

Transportation: $700

Food: $300

Other: $450


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