Graphing Data (Leaving Cert Mathematics): Quizzes
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What does a bar chart use to represent data?
What does a bar chart use to represent data?
Rectangular bars
In a bar chart, what does the height of a bar represent?
In a bar chart, what does the height of a bar represent?
The value or frequency of that category
What does the horizontal axis (x-axis) represent on a bar chart?
What does the horizontal axis (x-axis) represent on a bar chart?
The categories or groups
What does the vertical axis (y-axis) represent on a bar chart?
What does the vertical axis (y-axis) represent on a bar chart?
The frequency or value
How are bars positioned in a bar chart?
How are bars positioned in a bar chart?
Separated by spaces
How do bar charts differ from histograms in terms of bar spacing?
How do bar charts differ from histograms in terms of bar spacing?
Bar charts have spaces; histograms touch
What type of data are bar charts used to display?
What type of data are bar charts used to display?
Discrete or categorical data
In what orientations can bar charts be drawn?
In what orientations can bar charts be drawn?
Vertical or horizontal
In the favourite colours survey of 50 students, which colour was most popular?
In the favourite colours survey of 50 students, which colour was most popular?
Blue
In the weekly sales example, which day had the highest sales?
In the weekly sales example, which day had the highest sales?
Friday
In the weekly sales example, which day had the lowest sales?
In the weekly sales example, which day had the lowest sales?
Thursday