Unit 6 – Data handling
Representing data
1 We can represent data in different ways. Data that can be counted can be represented as pictographs and as bar graphs.
This bar graph represents the data that another group collected about their favourite sport.
Favourite sport
18 16 14 12 10
8 6 4 2 0
Football
Cricket
Basketball
Tennis
Type of sport
What is the same and what is different about the tally and the bar graph? The bar graph has a title, labels and bars. The vertical axis shows the number of learners who liked each sport. What does the horizontal axis show?
Favourite sports
Let’s look at how the same information can be shown as a pictograph.
2
Football Cricket Basketball Tennis
Each represents 2 learners.
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