Scientific Method Day 2
Study the bar graph below and answer the
following questions.
CANDY SALES - COSMETOLOGY CLUB
BY THE CASE
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
1. What does the scale on the left beginning
with 0 and ending with 7 represent? (1 pt)
A. Number of students selling
candy
B. Number of cases of candy sold
C. Number of candy in each case
D. Number of days each month that
candy was sold
5. How many cases of males had lung
cancer in 1970? (1 pt.)
6. Which cancer has increased the most
from 1950-1980? (1 pt.)
2. What is the independent variable?(1 pt)
3. In what month, are candy sales the
highest? How do you know? Use evidence.
(2 pts)
4. In what month are candy sales the
lowest? How do you know? Use evidence.
(2 pts)
7. How many female cases were of colon
and rectum cancer in 1969? (1 pt.)
8. Which cancer has decreased he most
since 1950?