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A number of different visuals are used in academic writing to present data or information. In academic texts they are often referred to as figures, but sometimes a wider range of terms such as chart and table are used as well. A pie chart is used to show the proportion of something in different segments. A key is used to label a pie chart when there are many sections. A bar chart is used to compare different amounts of something. A line graph is used to show trends or patterns. The axes are labelled to show what data is being presented. The x axis is horizontal and the y axis is vertical. A table is a grid with columns and rows of numbers. Diagrams are often used to describe functions. For example, they may show the organization of a company or the stages in the process involved in manufacturing or in decision-making.

Glossary

proportion A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it.

trend A trend is a change or development towards something new or different.

Exercise 13

Look at the pictures below and label them with words from the box.

Exercise 14

Put the words in brackets into the correct position and form in each sentence.

1 The x axis goes ________and the y axis goes ________. (horizontal / vertical)

2 A ________goes vertically and a ________goes horizontally. (row / column)

3 A ________is used to ________a ________. With a ________the ________needs to be labelled. (label / key / pie chart / line graph / axis)

4 How many ________are there in the ________above? (segment / pie chart)

5 Graphics in academic writing are often referred to as ________but sometimes as ________or tables. (chart / figure)

6 Pie charts are generally used to show the ________of something and line graphs to show ________. (trend / proportion)