Statistical Representation (Part 1)

Types of Statistical Representation

1.  Pictograph

2. Bar charts, line graph, pie charts, Histograms and tables.

Pictograph?

- Its show the value of data by use pictures or symbols.

Example:

Number of red colored boxes sold by William, a shopkeeper, in six days of a week. See the pictograph to answer the questions.

      1)   Number of red boxes sold

Monday = 4

Tuesday = 2

Wednesday = 3

Thursday = 5

Friday = 8

Saturday = 1

Answer = 4 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 1

The sale during the week = 23

2)    The highest sale

            = on Friday which is 8

     3)  The lowest sale

           = on Saturday which is 1

Note: the answer is by observing the image above. 

Bar Charts?

It’s a vertical or horizontal bar that have two axis which is numerical value to represent the values of the data.

Example: (Vertical Bar chats) 

References:

Ghosh.P (2016).Pictograps.http://www.math-only-math.com/examples-of-pictographs.html

Web finance, (2016). Barcharts definition.http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/bar-chart.html