The Language of Charts and Graphs

 

 

 

Types of Charts

   

                        Pie Chart                                                                     Bar Chart

 

 

 

Line Chart

 

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Describing Movement

Increase Decrease Recover Recovery

Go up Go down Jump Slump

Rise Fail Surge Plummet

Improve(ment) Declined Reach (a point) Approach

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Types of Movement

Slight Slightly

Gradual Gradually

Sharp Sharply

Dramatic Dramatically

Major Minor

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Movement over Time

 

There was a gradual decline in sales.

 

                    Sales declined gradually 

 

Enrollment increased by 4% in 1997.

 

                    There was a 4% increase in enrollment in 1997.

 

Immigration rose to 800,000 in 1999.  (to a point or number)

 

Immigration rose by 20,000 in 1999.    (by increment)

 

                    There was a 20% rise in immigration. (percentage)

 

Taxes remained the same from 2000 to 2001.

 

Taxes continued at 15% for two years.

 

 

Static (non-movement) Description

 

Sales stood at $1,4000,000 in 1998.

 

Profits were $27,000 in 19999.

 

There was a loss of $21,000 in 2001.