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Data Interpretation & Analysis 5
Daily high temperatures recorded in Salt Lake City for a week in the month of January.
Review and describe the graph above.
Average Candidate Response
The given plot shows the highest daily temperatures in Salt Lake City for a week in a January. We can say that highest temperature recorded was approximately 46 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, and that the lowest temperature recorded was approximately 30 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday.
Excellent Candidate Response
Excellent candidates will use the 'BlackStone Tutors Six Point Approach for Data Analysis'
The given line graph depicts daily high temperatures recorded over a week in Salt Lake City in the month of January. The x-axis is labelled to indicate the day of the week, and the y-axis is indicative of temperature in Fahrenheit. The highest temperature recorded was approximately 46 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, and the lowest temperature recorded was approximately 30 degrees Fahrenheit on the subsequent Saturday. The average temperature for the whole week is approximately 37 degrees Fahrenheit with a general downward progression in temperature as the week progressed. The exception to this is Wednesday, which had a higher maximum temperature than Tuesday. The source of the data is not mentioned, and hence its reliability cannot be evaluated. It may be useful to know the exact dates that the temperatures correlate to, so that they can be cross-referenced with other weather sources to ensure reliability.
Excellent candidates will use the 'BlackStone Tutors Six Point Approach for Data Analysis'
- Data Title (if present)
- 'x' axis and 'y' axis
- Graphical/tabular progression shown
- Physiological correlation (How can this pattern be explained biologically?)
- Anomalies/additional information of note
- Critical analysis of data/data source
The given line graph depicts daily high temperatures recorded over a week in Salt Lake City in the month of January. The x-axis is labelled to indicate the day of the week, and the y-axis is indicative of temperature in Fahrenheit. The highest temperature recorded was approximately 46 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, and the lowest temperature recorded was approximately 30 degrees Fahrenheit on the subsequent Saturday. The average temperature for the whole week is approximately 37 degrees Fahrenheit with a general downward progression in temperature as the week progressed. The exception to this is Wednesday, which had a higher maximum temperature than Tuesday. The source of the data is not mentioned, and hence its reliability cannot be evaluated. It may be useful to know the exact dates that the temperatures correlate to, so that they can be cross-referenced with other weather sources to ensure reliability.