You next convert the percentages to a bar graph, with each row representing a junkyard (A through F), and each column representing a type of recording medium. Hence, a narrow bar means a small percentage of the total musical deposit for a given junkyard; and a wide bar represents a large percentage.
Seriation: A Step by Step Discussion of the Dating Technique
By K. Kris Hirst, About.com
Seriation Step 2: Graph the Data
Seriation bar graph of junkyard data
Kris Hirst (c) 2006Index: Seriation: A Step by Step Discussion of the Dating Technique
- Seriation Step 1: Collect the Data
- Seriation Step 2: Graph the Data
- Seriation, Step 3: Assemble Your Battleship Curves
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