2. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO DRAW IDENTICAL SYMBOLS IN A PICTOGRAM.
3. A BAR CHART SOLVES THE PROBLEM.
IT USES BARS, SIDE BY SIDE TO DISPLAY DATA.
THE BARS CAN BE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL.
THE LENGTH OF A BAR INDICATES THE SIZE OF THE DATA.
THIS MAKES IT EASY TO COMPARE THE DATA.
5. TO CONSTURT A BAR CHART :
USE GRAPH PAPER, A RULER AND A SHARP PENCIL.
DRAW TWO AXES AT 90* TO EACH OTHER. ONE AXIS REPRESENTS THE ITEMS
AND THE OTHER FREQUENCY. LABEL THE AXES CLEARLY.
WORK OUT A SCALE FOR THE AXES. IT MAY BE 1:1 OR 1:n WHERE n IS A WHOLE
NUMBER.
DRAW THE CORRECT LENGTH FOR EACH BAR BASED ON THE SCALE AND DATA.
WRITE THE TITLE FOR THE BAR CHART.
6. 1) WHAT TYPE OF
MUSIC HAS THE
MOST FAVOURITE
NUMBER OF
STUDENTS?
7. 2) WHAT TYPE OF
MUSIC HAS THE
LEAST FAVOURITE
NUMBER OF
STUDENTS?
8. 3) WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE
MOST AND THE
LEAST FAVOURITE
TYPES OF MUSIC?