| Graphs are an important part of our every day life. It | | | | project with hundreds of lines of raw data. In |
| may not seem that way, but without graphs, we | | | | addition, when a student uses graphs, they are |
| would be lost in heaps of data. Without even | | | | showing initiative by going beyond what is asked of |
| knowing it, important decisions are made daily | | | | them by displaying their research in a well-explained |
| throughout the world based on what a graph can tell | | | | graph. |
| us. In this article, I will point out the main reasons | | | | Present information easily and quickly. Sometimes, we |
| why we use graphs. | | | | need to get our point across fast. This cannot be |
| Making sense of a company’s data. Big | | | | done when trying to explain hundreds of lines of |
| corporations have millions upon millions of data to sift | | | | data. Graphs are essential in these scenarios. With |
| through. This data is extremely important to these | | | | graphs, you can more easily explain your information |
| companies. It is so important in fact that they spend | | | | and a well formatted graph while still getting your |
| millions of dollars a year in consultants and purchasing | | | | point across clearly and quickly. |
| data mining and graphing software to make sense of | | | | Serious fun. Fun may be the last word you think |
| it all. By using graphs, they can more easily follow | | | | about when you think of graphs, but there are |
| trends and make decisions that will benefit their | | | | situations when they can be fun. For example, graphs |
| bottom line. In fact, it is almost impossible to find a | | | | can be a fun way of keeping track of your health |
| corporation that does not use graphs in one for or | | | | group’s weight loss or calorie intake through a |
| another. To create a graph online, use a resource | | | | time period. Alternatively, perhaps you can use |
| website like Essential for school projects. Teachers | | | | graphs to keep track of your leagues softball |
| usually have to go through dozens of reports each | | | | statistics. |
| semester. After a while, they all look similar to them. | | | | Graphs are an essential part of daily routine. They |
| When students use graphs, they can help capture | | | | may seem like work or chore. But they actually make |
| the teacher’s attention by differentiating | | | | our lives easier. Without them, we’d all be |
| themselves from other classmates. It is more visually | | | | drowning in billions of lines of confusing data. |
| appealing to show a colorful graph then to hand in a | | | | |