Using Tuva Graphing Tools vs. Google Sheets - Example

Tuva Staff

January 04, 2018 08:15

Here is an example of exploring weather data using the same dataset in Google Sheets ( http://tuva.la/2rEhTI5 ) and in Tuva (http://tuva.la/2qYYFei)

Google Sheets	Tuva
What were average daily temperatures during October 2016 in San Francisco?
Highlight 3 spreadsheet columns Click Insert and select Chart In Chart editor click Line graph icon Click Insert Click on X axis, type axis label Click Enter	Click the pencil by the City attribute Uncheck all cities except San Francisco Drag date to X axis Drag Mean Temperature to Y axis Click on Line graph at the top Select Line Graph By Category
How did October daily temperatures in San Francisco compare with Wichita, Kansas?
Right click on the graph Click Advanced edit Click Recommendations tab Click on Select Data Range icon Highlight appropriate spreadsheet cells Click OK	Click the Pencil Icon by the City attribute Check Wichita
How does the variability in October daily temperatures compare in San Francisco and Wichita?
[Google doesn’t display a distribution of data, so students must describe range, center, and how tightly grouped the data are from the line graphs.]	Drag Mean Temperature to X axis Drag City to Y axis Click Dot on the top menu (or Box)