This is called a block graph. What data, or information, can you ‘read’ from this block graph?
Can you make up some questions about this block graph? Favourite Fruits in 3rd Class
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This is called a bar chart. What data, or information, can you ‘read’ from this bar chart? Can you make up some questions about this bar chart?
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Now that you have explored and discussed some different ways of representing data, which of the following, in your opinion, is best for giving information clearly: a table, a pictogram, a block graph or a bar chart?
Why? Can you think of somebody
who would use graphs to represent data in their job?