Psychological

Statistics
Let's Talk About

Pie Graph

BS Psychology 21M1 Group 2

 Group 2 Members

Litao, Beloria, Ducusin, Estardo,

Marie Elaine Ann Jizelle Rain Channel Kyla

Furiscal, Calalang, Prado, Silo,

Chrystal Jade Romiely Jade Mea-ann Darline
 Pie Graph
Pie graphs are used to compare the
sizes of categories to the entire
dataset.
To create a pie chart, you must have a
categorical variable that divides your
data into groups.
These graphs consist of a circle with
slices representing subgroups. The
size of each slice is proportional to the
relative size of each category out of
the whole.
 Pie Graph in
Statistics

EXAMPLE:
THESE CHARTS CAN > YOU CAN CREATE A PIE
USE PROPORTIONS OR CHART THAT SHOWS THE
SUMMARY STATISTICS PROPORTION OF EACH
TO DETERMINE THE SALES TYPE
SIZES OF THE SLICES. > CREATE ONE THAT
DISPLAYS TOTAL SALES
BY THOSE CATEGORIES.
Example
Pie graph
 Pie charts typically
contain the
following elements:

CIRCLE (“PIE”) REPRESENTING

ALL OBSERVATIONS.
CIRCLE SEGMENT (“PIE SLICE”)
FOR EACH CATEGORY.
LABELS INDICATING THEIR
RELATIVE (PERCENTAGE) OR
ABSOLUTE SIZE (COUNT OR
SUMMARY STATISTIC).
Interpretating
pie graphs
 In the chart below, four colors (white, silver,
black, and grey) comprise nearly three-quarters
of all new car colors in 2012.
PIE CHARTS PROVIDE A
BROAD OVERVIEW OF
THE CATEGORIES
YOU’RE STUDYING. BY
COMPARING AND
CONTRASTING THE
SIZE OF THE SLICES,
YOU CAN EVALUATE THE
RELATIVE MAGNITUDE
OF EACH GROUP
WHEN ASSESSING MORE THAN ONE PIE CHART, COMPARE THE SIZES
OF THE CATEGORIES BETWEEN CHARTS. UNDERSTANDING HOW THE
SLICES FOR THE SAME GROUPS CHANGE BETWEEN PIE CHARTS CAN
HELP YOU RECOGNIZE THE RELATIONSHIPS IN YOUR DATA.
 LIMITATIONS OF PIE GRAPHS AND COMPARING
THEM TO BAR GRAPHS

Item 5
20%
Item 1
20%
PIE GRAPHS DO NOT EASILY REVEAL EXACT 50

VALUES. VALUES ARE EXPRESSED IN TERMS 40

OF PERCENTAGES OR RATIO THEREFORE IT 30

Item 4
20%
Item 2
20%
IS NOT EASY TO KNOW THE EXACT VALUE 20

REPRESENTED. 10

Item 3
20%

Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5
IF THERE ARE SO MANY PIECES OF DATA,
THEY CAN BECOME CONFUSING AND
DIFFICULT TO READ, AND EVEN ADDING
DATA LABELS AND NUMBERS MAY NOT
HELP.

PIE CHARTS FAIL TO REVEAL KEY

ASSUMPTIONS, CAUSES, EFFECTS, OR
PATTERNS.

PIE CHARTS CAN EASILY BE MANIPULATED

TO YIELD FALSE IMPRESSIONS
 SINCE THIS CHART ONLY REFLECTS ONE
DATA SET, YOU WILL NEED A SERIES TO
COMPARE DIFFERENT SETTINGS.THIS
CAN MAKE IT INCREASINGLY
CHALLENGING FOR READERS TO ANALYZE
AND ASSIMILATE KNOWLEDGE
EFFICIENTLY.

IT ISN'T EASY TO COMPARE DATA

SLICES BECAUSE THE READER HAS TO
ACCOUNT FOR ANGLES AND COMPARE
NON-ADJACENT PIECES.
Thank You For

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