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An Intro To Bar Graphs: By: Halee Kim, Alden Ford, Amy Yu, and Jen Zhang

This document provides an introduction to bar graphs. It defines a bar graph as a diagram that represents numerical variables with bars of equal width, where the height or length of the bars corresponds to the values. Bar graphs are used to organize categorical data and compare numbers over time or between groups. An example bar graph shows survey results for favorite school sports. The document discusses when bar graphs are appropriate to use and lists some advantages and disadvantages.

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An Intro To Bar Graphs: By: Halee Kim, Alden Ford, Amy Yu, and Jen Zhang

This document provides an introduction to bar graphs. It defines a bar graph as a diagram that represents numerical variables with bars of equal width, where the height or length of the bars corresponds to the values. Bar graphs are used to organize categorical data and compare numbers over time or between groups. An example bar graph shows survey results for favorite school sports. The document discusses when bar graphs are appropriate to use and lists some advantages and disadvantages.

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AN INTRO TO

BAR GRAPHS
By: Halee Kim, Alden Ford, Amy Yu,
and Jen Zhang

BAR GRAPH:
WHAT IS IT?
A bar graph is a diagram in which the numerical
values of variables are represented by the height or
length of lines or rectangles of equal width.
In other words, a bar graph is simply a chart with bars
that have lengths proportional to numerical quantities.
The bars can be horizontal or vertical.
A bar graph is a way to organize categorical data.
Necessary data to make a bar graph: independent and
dependent variables and a single set of data.

USE A BAR GRAPH


WHEN
Comparing the numbers of several different
things at a specific point in time
Showing CHANGES OVER TIME
Combining groups and time periods together
into a graph
Tracking and comparing several items in
accordance with two or more groups of people
Graphing RELATIVE FREQUENCY
You should NOT use bar graphs if youre
comparing something to a larger whole, or to
show proportion.

EXAMPLE OF A
BAR GRAPH

This graph is used in a real


life situation when a new
school is trying to decide
what sport programs they
should include in the fifth
grade sports division.
This data is able to be put
in a bar graph because it is
a single set of data from a
sample and it makes it
easy to analyze which
sports are more favorable
than others.

EXAMPLE (CLASS
SURVEY)

This is a sample graph.

THE BIG QUESTION

Students in our class have taken a survey on what their top


5 candies are. The cafeteria wants to know the top 3
candies out of the 10 possible choices to put in the snack
bar based on the survey. They have to spend $300. How
much will they spend on Hershey Bars based on this
graph?

ANSWER:
Hershey Bars: $94.12

ADVANTAGES OF A
BAR GRAPH
It immediately lets you see the data (top 5
favorite candies).
Its a great way of comparing data because the
values of each category (candies) are easily seen
side-by-side.

DISADVANTAGES
OF A BAR GRAPH
The exact data in numbers may not be apparent
or easily seen (because when its in bar graph
form, the data looks slightly averaged)
It is hard to express a linear equation with a bar
graph.

SOURCES USED IN
THIS PROJECT

Slide 1 picture of a bar graph:


http://wikieducator.org/images/c/c7/Bargraph.jpg
Slide 2 (bar graph definition):
https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbo=u&q=bar+graph&tbs=dfn:1&sa=X&
ei=ipEZUf_pL-2J0QGU4YCIBg&ved=0CC8QkQ4&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_
cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42080656,d.dmQ&fp=d2e72972d76bf84c&biw=855&bih=
479
Slide 3:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4578142_bar-graph-best-be-used.html#page=0
(when to use bar graphs)

Slide 4: http://studyzone.org/testprep/math4/d/bargraph4l.cfm (graph)

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