Reading 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 lengths to represent numbers.

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How do you read a bar graph?

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You look at the height or length of the bars to see how much each category represents.

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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.

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What is the title of a bar graph?

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The title tells you what the bar graph is about.

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

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Add the numbers represented by all the bars together.

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

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It means that the category represented by the taller bar has a larger number.

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How do you compare two categories in a bar graph?

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You look at the heights of the bars for each category.

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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.

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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 is a category in a bar graph?

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A category is a group or type of data that is being compared.