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InspireData™ supports multiple plot types to help students investigate
and interpret data as they go through a dynamic inquiry process. As
students explore the way data moves through the various plot types,
they formulate questions and discover meaning from the visual
representation.
With InspireData, students create multiple plot types.
Venn plots
Stack plots
Pie plots
Axis plots
About Venn Plots
A Venn plot is a powerful way to describe and compare attributes by
separating objects into groups based on their characteristics. Venn
plots show relationships between mathematical sets or can be used to
identify the commonalities and differences between things, people,
places, historical events, ideas or physical attributes. With
InspireData, you can create Venn plots with up to three loops.
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About Axis Plots
An axis plot—also known as a scatter plot—is an ideal way to
investigate correlations. By choosing different variables for the X and
Y axes, students can use the resulting plots to examine relationships
between the variables. Is there a correlation between height of largest
drop and the top speed achieved on the roller coaster? This axis plot
provides an answer: the fastest roller coasters are also the ones with
the largest drops. Color-coding the icons also reveals that the fastest
coasters have steel tracks.
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Animated Time Series
InspireData's unique Time Series animation lets students observe data
as it changes over time. As students compare changes over time,
patterns and trends emerge, making it easy to analyze historical facts
and predict future events. Most commonly represented as a line graph, a
Time Series can be displayed with any plot type to show events or
results that occur over time.
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About Pie Plots
A pie plot shows the distribution of values within one field of a
database. The sizes of the pie's slices are proportional to the
percentage of records in each category. Pie plots are used to
graphically represent the distribution of the entire set of data.
Patterns can be easily identified, as well as the values that have the
largest or smallest representations. Pie plots can be used to
illustrate percentages of a whole or to numerically represent a
category of facts.
Students can separate data into two or more pie plots based on distinct
characteristics. Viewing the individual pie plots allows students to
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About Stack Plots
A stack plot displays the distribution of values within one field of a
database. Stack plots are used to represent a range of data for one
variable. Frequently referred to as "sorting bins," you can sort or
group data by the selected variable into one of the bins. The height of
the bar is proportional to the number in the bin. Stack plots are ideal
for comparison activities.
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