Array:
The data can be arranged in a tabular form using tally marks.
A pictograph represents data through pictures of objects.
Interpretation of a pictograph and drawing a pictograph.
Representation of data using a bar diagram or bar graph.
In a bar graph, bars of uniform width are drawn horizontally or
vertically with equal spacing between them. Length of each bar
gives the required information.
Interpretation of a bar graph and drawing a bar graph.
Write the correct answer from the given four options:
Example 1: Using tally marks which one of the following represents the number five?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Solution: Answer id (d).
Example 2: State whether the following statements are true or false:
a. A tabular form of data is also a pictorial representation of the data.
b. A pictograph represents data in the form of pictures of objects or
parts of objects.
Solution: (a) False
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(b) True
Example 3: The blood groups of 25 students are recorded as under: A, B, O, A,
AB, O, A, O, B, A, O, B, A, AB, AB, A, A, B, B, O, B, AB, O, A, B.
Arrange the information in a table using tally marks.
Solution:
Example 4: In a school, there are five sections of Class VI. The number of students in each
section is given below:
Section A B C D E
Number of 40 44 42 36 32
students
Represent the above data using a bar graph.
Solution: First of all, draw a horizontal line and a vertical line. Choose a suitable scale along
the vertical line, say 1-unit length = 4 students. On the horizontal line, write the sections A, B,
C, D and E. Draw vertical bars on the respective section showing the number of students in
that section.
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Example 5: The number of visitors in a science exhibition on different days of a week is
shown below:
Look at the above pictograph and answer the following questions:
Day Number of Visitors = 100 visitors
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
a. What is the total number of visitors from Monday to Saturday?
b. On which day was the number of visitor’s maximum? What was their total number?
c. On which day was the number of visitor’s minimum?
d. On which day was the number of visitors same as the number of visitors on two days
taken together?
Solution: Number of visitors on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday were 550, 700, 1000, 900, 900, and 1250 respectively.
a. The total number of visitors from Monday to Saturday = 550 + 700 + 1000 + 900 + 900
+ 1250 = 5300
b. The number of visitors was maximum on Saturday and the number was 1250.
c. The number of visitors was minimum on Monday and the number was 550.
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d. The number of visitors on Saturday was 1250 which was equal to the total number of
visitors on Monday (550) and Tuesday (700).
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