Bar Graphs

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What is a bar graph?

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A bar graph is a visual way to show information using bars of different heights or lengths to represent numbers.

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How do you read a bar graph?

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You look at the height of the bars to see how many items each category has.

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What does each bar in a bar graph represent?

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Each bar represents a different category or group of data.

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What is the purpose of a bar graph?

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The purpose of a bar graph is to compare different groups or categories of data.

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How can you tell which category has the most items in a bar graph?

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The category with the tallest bar has the most items.

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What is the x-axis in a bar graph?

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The x-axis is the horizontal line that shows the categories being compared.

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What is the y-axis in a bar graph?

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The y-axis is the vertical line that shows the numbers or values.

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What does it mean if two bars are the same height?

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It means that the two categories have the same number of items.

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How do you find the difference between two categories in a bar graph?

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You subtract the height of one bar from the height of the other bar.

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What is a title in a bar graph?

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The title tells you what the bar graph is about.