Bar Graph Statistics Example 1

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Example 1

easy
The favourite fruits of 20 students are: Apple (7), Banana (5), Orange (4), Grape (4). Draw a bar graph and determine which fruit is most popular.

Solution

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    Step 1: Label the horizontal axis with the fruit names and the vertical axis with frequency (0 to 8).
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    Step 2: Draw bars — Apple: height 7, Banana: height 5, Orange: height 4, Grape: height 4. Leave equal gaps between bars.
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    Step 3: The tallest bar is Apple with a frequency of 7.

Answer

Apple is the most popular fruit with 7 votes.
Bar graphs display categorical data with rectangular bars whose heights represent frequencies. The tallest bar indicates the most common category, which corresponds to the mode of the data.

About Bar Graph

A bar graph is a chart that uses rectangular bars of different heights or lengths to compare quantities across distinct categories. Each bar represents one category, and the bar's length is proportional to the value it represents.

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