Below you will find a quick review of all the graphs that are likely to show up on the Advanced Placement Microeconomics exam. Two good ways to review many of these graphs are with …

It’s important to know the terminology of graphs in order to understand and manipulate them. Let’s begin with a visual representation of the terms (shown in Figure 1), and then we can discuss …

Teaching Suggestion: Be sure to allow students to practice the drawing of the short-run graphs as the lead in to the understanding of the long-run equilibrium in competitive firms and its meaning.

One of the most vital skills in economics is learning how to read graphs. Today, our economics tutor explains the essentials of interpreting graphs.

I’ve created this site as an open source project to provide econ teachers with a standard set of interactive graphs they can use in classes.

Sep 10, 2025 · Remember the saying a picture is worth a thousand words? Instead of a picture, think of a graph. It is the same thing. Economists use models as the primary tool to derive …

Being able to read graphs is an essential skill both in economics and in life. A graph is just one perspective or point of view, shaped by choices such as those discussed in this section.

Economists use graphs not only as a compact and readable presentation of data, but also for visually representing relationships and connections—in other words, they function as models.

Thus far our work has focused on graphs that show a relationship between variables. We turn finally to an examination of graphs and charts that show values of one or more variables, …

In this course, the most common way you will encounter economic models is in graphical form. A graph is a visual representation of numerical information. Graphs condense detailed numerical …