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Representation of Data (Graphs)

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Majority of people or groups of people use graphs to portray their data that they have calculated. These graphs can be similar or different in a lot of way. With graphs, a person can tell if the display is reliable data or not. There are specific details that one can find to ensure that the graph has data that is correct. Image Source https://www.e-education.psu.edu/rocco/node/2034 This is an example (Image 1) of a good graph because it shows what it is calculating and shows a calculation for every year. It tells the viewers what the X and Y are standing for and it is a very easy graph to read. Image Source http://www.eco-action.org/dt/ozone.html As seen in Image 2 a person can tell this is an example of a bad graph. Looking at the graph above it is hard to understand what they are calculating and what its purpose is. The visual for this graph is so unappealing because it doesn't tell you what it is computing. It is hard to tell what level each to the "Halons"...

Science and I

Science has never really had an life changing impact on my life. Throughout middle school and high school I just wanted to get the classes over with. Nothing really interested me except for those really cool facts that you can learn about the human body and the mind. But other than those quick interesting facts I didn't care for science. I don't typically think about science unless I want to find the answer to a specific question which could be a lot of thinking at times but majority of the time I can just Google the answer. Majority of where I actually learn information would be from Google because I don't typically follow any science or technology outlets. But I do find myself wondering a lot about the nature around us and how beautiful it is or how us as humans have really hurt nature. I think about what we can do to help and if that help will really do anything for the earth. I typically think about extraterrestrial life and if there are other planets that can sustain u...