The video introduces the concept of pictographs, using beach activities and ice cream sales as examples. Will creates a pictograph to show his classmates' favorite beach activities, using smiley faces to represent votes. The video explains how to analyze the data by counting and comparing the pictograph symbols. It also covers a similar example with ice cream sales, using scoops to represent sales data. The video concludes by summarizing the importance of pictographs in visualizing data and emphasizes checking the key for understanding the representation.

What is a pictograph?

• A type of graph that uses images to represent data

• A type of camera

• A detailed written description

• A mathematical formula

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What symbol did Will use in his pictograph to represent each student?

• Stars

• Numbers

• Circles

• Smiley faces

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Which beach activity was most popular among Will's classmates?

• Building sandcastles

• Playing volleyball

• Swimming

• Collecting seashells

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How many more students preferred swimming over building sandcastles?

• 6

• 4

• 3

• 5

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What does one scoop in Chen's pictograph represent?

• Two ice creams

• One ice cream

• Five ice creams

• Ten ice creams

Which ice cream flavor was the least popular according to Chen's pictograph?

• Chocolate

• Vanilla

• Strawberry

• Mint

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How many more people bought strawberry ice cream compared to vanilla?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

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What is the total number of ice creams sold by Chen so far?

• Fifteen

• Twelve

• Twenty

• Ten

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What is the purpose of using pictographs according to the video?

• To eliminate the need for data

• To make data hard to understand

• To display data clearly and quickly

• To confuse the viewer

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What should you always check when interpreting a pictograph?

• The font size

• The title and the key

• The page number

• The background color

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