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When we talk about pie charts
We use the percentages that each
section represents
OR
We talk about the size of each
section compared to one or all of
the others.
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Using percentages:
Sometimes it is easy to tell bysight what percentage a section
of the chart represents
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A
B
The chart below is split into two
sections.
A full pie chart would be 100% (this is
always true) So in this chart - each section
represents 50%
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A
B
If this was a chart about Market Share,
we could say that the market was divided
50/50 between A and B.
Or we might say:
A has a 50% market share.
OR
B has a market share of 50%.
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A
B
Of course, most pie charts worth talking
about arent split evenly in two.
Looking at the new chart we could say:
A hasjust over 50% of themarket share.
OR
B hasjust under 50% of
the market share.
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Just to clarify, easy percentages to talk
about from sight are:
50%50%
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Just to clarify, easy percentages to talk
about from sight are:
75%
25%
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But we can also say
HALFHALF
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or:
THREE
QUARTERS
A QUARTER
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Of course, we often see pie charts
that are not split into 25%, 50% or75%. In these instances we can
use descriptive and comparative
words.
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Lets pretend that this pie chart representsturnover by department
We can say the following about the chart
Dept. 2 accounts for more
turnover thanDept. 3
Dept. 2 accounts for less
turnover thanDept. 1
Dept. 3 has the lowest
turnover
Dept. 1 contributes more
than halfof the turnover
Dept. 1 accounts for mostof the turnover
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Lets pretend that this pie chart representsturnover by department
We can say the following about the chart
Dept. 3 contributes the
lowest amountturnover
Dept. 3 has the lowest
turnover
Dept. 1 contributes the
highest percentage ofturnover
Dept. 1 has the highest
turnover
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Lets look at another chart. Lets pretendthis one represents sales by product.
We can say the following about the chart
Product 2 and 3 combined account for less than half of
the company sales.
Product 1s sales
represent less than aquarterof the total sales.
Product 3 accounts for
over half of the sales. 12
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Lets look at a pie chart that shows acompanys staff by age.
Breakdown of Staff by Age.
16-25
26-35
36-45
46-55
We can say the following about the chart
The majorityof employees are 36-45
Mostpeople who work for the
company are over 26 years oldThose aged 16-25 only
account for a small minority
of our employees
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So as you can see pie charts are very
useful for showing us how things break
down.
There are many different ways we can talk
about the information they contain.
But they only really help us to talk about thebreakdown of a situation at any one point in
time.
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What if we want to look at how something
has changed over time?
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Take a look at the bar graph below
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Profit
Turnover
What can we say about the turnover and
profit?
What kind of words should we use?
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Take a look at the bar graph below
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Jan Feb
Profit
Turnover
Lets look at first.We can say that profit has:
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We can say that turnover has:
Take a look at the bar graph below
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Jan Feb
Profit
Turnover
Now lets look at .
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Lets take a look at some line graphs
I have given each table thedescription for one of the
following line graphs.
Shout out when you think
your tables graph isdisplayed.
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Is this your line graph?
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Is this your line graph?
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Is this your line graph?
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Is this your line graph?
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Describing Line Graphs
Notice that instead of saying line we
could say:
Sales
Productivity
Profit
Turnover
Budget
Etc.
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Describing Line Graphs
When something is at its highest point
we can say
It reached its apex It peaked
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Describing Line Graphs
When something doesnt rise or fall for
some time we can say
It has levelled out It has plateaued
It has bottomed out (low)
It has stabilised (after fluctuation)
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Describing Line Graphs
When something goes up at a steep
angle it is
Rising rapidly (a rapid rise)
Rising sharply (a sharp rise)
A rapid increase
A sharp upturn
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Describing Line Graphs
When something goes up at a shallow
angle it is
Rising slowly (a slow rise) Rising steadily (a steady rise)
A steady increase
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Describing Line Graphs
When something goes down at a steep
angle it is
Falling rapidly (a rapid fall)
Falling sharply (a sharp fall)
A rapid decrease
A sharp downturn
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Describing Line Graphs
When something goes down at a
shallow angle it is
Falling slowly (a slow fall) Falling steadily (a steady fall)
A slow decrease
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Describing Line Graphs
When something goes up and down a
lot in a short space it
Is fluctuating Is unstable
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Hopefully this presentation has
helped you understand how we talk
about graphs
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The End
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