When you collect data for an analysis or a report,
it is important to organize the information so that it is easy to read and work with. One
way to organize data is in a chart or table.
During the first week of April, Mark recorded
information about the weather in the city of Milton.
| Monday: 43°F high temperature;
34°F low temperature; cloudy; 0.1 inches rain |
| Tuesday: 55°F high temperature;
42°F low temperature; partly cloudy; no precipitation |
| Wednesday: 59°F high temperature;
45°FF low temperature; sunny; no precipitation |
| Thursday: 62°F high temperature;
49°F low temperature; sunny; no precipitation |
| Friday: 54°F high temperature;
44°F low temperature; partly cloudy; no precipitation |
| Saturday: 52°F high temperature;
41°F low temperature; cloudy; 0.2 inches rain |
| Sunday: 52°F high temperature;
43°F low temperature; cloudy; trace of rain |
If you organize this information in a
weather chart, it will be easier to read and compare the data for different days.
A. Complete the weather chart. The data for Monday
has already been included in the chart.
| |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
| High Temperature
Low |
43°F 34°F |
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| Cloud Cover |
cloudy |
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| Precipitation |
0.1 in.
rain |
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B. Use the data in the
weather chart to answer the questions.
1. Which day had the greatest range of temperature? |
2. Which day had the lowest temperature of the week? The highest? |
3. What was the total rainfall for the week? |
4. What was the percentage of sunny days for the week |