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Telling a Story With Graphs. Task. Each of the following graphs tells a story about some aspect of the weather: temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit), solar radiation (in watts per square meters), and cumulative rainfall (in inches)) measured by sensors in Santa Rosa, CA in February 2012. Note that the vertical gridlines represent the start of the day whose date is given.
The data from the table above has been summarized in the line graph below. In Example1, the temperature changed from day to day. In Example 2, the value of Sarah's car decreased from year to year. In Example 3, Sam's weight increased each month. Each of these line graphs shows a change in data over time. A line graph is useful for displaying data or information that changes continuously over time. Another name for a line graph is a line chart. The graph below will be used to help us define the parts of a line graph.