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• 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 |
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