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History by the Numbers
Analyzing Numerical Data

 

By using the data from a table to draw a graph, you can see patterns more easily. Your graph should look like the one below. If it does not, review the data set that you used to create the graph and make any required corrections.

Look at the chart below and compare the two graphed lines. When you are ready, click the "NEXT" button to try your hand at four questions about the data from this primary source.

 

graph illustrating the percentage of urban homes with electrical service compared to the percentage of all homes with electrical service from 1920 to 1956

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970. (Washington, DC.: Government Printing Office, 1975), p. 827.
 
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