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The graph screen – Vernier Original LabQuest User Manual

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The Graph Screen

There are several important shortcuts on the Graph screen.
After collecting data, tap on the graph to read values from
the Examine cursors. Read values in the readouts to the
right. Store a run by tapping the File Cabinet Icon ; choose
between stored runs with the menu to the left of the icon.
Tap the axis labels to change what is graphed on that axis.

In the

Graph menu

, you can choose what is plotted and

how the graph is scaled, choose point protectors (markers
identifying a sensor or run) or connecting lines, and choose
data to ignore by striking through the values. You can choose
to display two graphs at once.

The

Analyze menu

gives access to additional tools, such as

tangent lines, statistics, and curve fits.

The next four choices in the Analyze menu,

Integral

,

Statistics

,

Curve Fit

, and

Model

, operate on either the whole graph or

just a portion of the data, as selected by dragging the stylus
across the graph. To use any of them, select a region if needed,
and then choose the function.

Curve Fit

allows you to automatically fit a chosen function to

your data. Model allows you to manually fit a chosen function
to your data.

The

Draw Prediction

choice allows you to sketch a prediction

of how a graph will appear once data are collected.

The

Motion Match

function generates a target graph for

Motion Detector-based graph-match exercises.

LabQuest App automatically switches to the Graph screen when data collection begins.

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