Graphing Data (Leaving Cert Mathematics): Flashcards
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What is a bar chart?
What is a bar chart?
A graphical representation using rectangular bars to show frequencies or values of different categories
What does each bar represent?
What does each bar represent?
A category
What does bar height/length show?
What does bar height/length show?
The value or frequency of that category
What does the x-axis represent in a bar chart?
What does the x-axis represent in a bar chart?
Categories or groups
What does the y-axis represent in a bar chart?
What does the y-axis represent in a bar chart?
Frequency or value
How are bars spaced in bar charts?
How are bars spaced in bar charts?
Separated by spaces (indicates distinct categories)
What orientations can bar charts have?
What orientations can bar charts have?
Vertical or horizontal
What type of data is used for bar charts?
What type of data is used for bar charts?
Discrete or categorical data
What is the purpose of bar charts?
What is the purpose of bar charts?
To compare data across different categories
Bar chart vs histogram: how do bars differ?
Bar chart vs histogram: how do bars differ?
Bar chart: separated; Histogram: touching