Bar Graphs

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What is a bar graph?

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A bar graph is a visual way to represent data using bars of different heights or lengths to show the quantity of each category.

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How do you read a bar graph?

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You read a bar graph by looking at the height of the bars to understand how much of each category is represented.

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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 in the data being displayed.

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How can you find the total number of items sold in a bar graph?

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You add the heights of all the bars together to find the total number of items sold.

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What does it mean if one bar is taller than another in a bar graph?

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It means that the category represented by the taller bar has a greater quantity than the category represented by the shorter bar.

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How do you compare two categories in a bar graph?

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You compare two categories by looking at the heights of their respective bars.

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What is the purpose of a bar graph?

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

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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 usually 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 usually shows the quantity or number of items.

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How can you find out how many more items one category has than another?

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You subtract the height of the shorter bar from the height of the taller bar.