Bar Graph – a picture of a Categorical Frequency Distribution To accompany Hawkes lesson 2.2a (ii) Original content by D.R.S. 11/29/2018
When to use a Bar Graph YES NO Qualitative (Categorical) Frequency Distribution Excel: Insert, Charts, Bar Also Excel: Insert, Charts, Column NO Quantitative Frequency Distribution Histogram – technically, not the same thing Excel: Insert, Charts, Column 11/29/2018
Start with a Frequency Distribution 11/29/2018
Horizontal frequency bars, Vertical category names 11/29/2018
Horizontal category names, Vertical frequency bars 11/29/2018
Side-by-Side Bar Chart Election results – data Candidate Big City Green Acres Adams 5 Baker 40 30 Carlson 20 DiBenedetto 55 10 11/29/2018
Side-by-Side Bar Chart Each candidate has a bar for each community 11/29/2018
Stacked Bar Chart Candidates’ totals, by stacking the bars 11/29/2018