Part 10:
Line Graphs

• First of all, decide that it really is a line graph that you want to draw.
• Decide which is the independent variable (you plot that along the horizontal axis) and which is the dependent variable (you plot that up the vertical axis).
• Decide the range of numbers which have to be scaled on each axis. Remember that you don't have to start at 0.

Finally, draw the graph.

Example 10a

This shows a company's sales for three quarters of a year. Draw a line graph to illustrate this.

Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Sales (£m)
5.4
5.7
5.8
5.8
6.0
5.7
6.1
5.9
5.7