Unit 6 – Data handling
Representing data
1 We can represent data in different ways. Data that can be counted can be represented as pictographs, tables and as bar graphs. This bar graph and table represent the data that another group collected about their favourite fruit. Fruits we would choose to eat Type of fruit Number of learners Apple 11 Orange 7 Banana 14 Star fruit 4 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Apple Orange Banana Star fruit
Type of fruit
What is the same and what is different about the table and the bar graph? What does the vertical axis on the bar graph show?
2 Let’s look at how the same information can be shown as a pictograph.
Fruits we would choose to eat
Apple Orange Banana Star fruit
Each represents 2 learners.
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