DISPLAYING DATA

Bar charts
The table shows the number of driving tests taken by a group of
students before they passed the test.
Number of tests 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency 5 9 4 2 1
Show the information on a bar chart.

10

8
frequency

0
1 2 3 4 5 number of tests
Pie charts

The table shows the drinks sold in a café. Drink Frequency Angle
Show the information on a pie chart. Coffee 4 × 12 = 48
4

A total of 30 drinks were sold. Tea 10 10 × 12 = 120

360o ÷ 30 = 12o per drink. Apple 7 7 × 12 = 84
Orange 6 6 × 12 = 72
Lemon 3 3 × 12 = 36
Total = 360

Orange
Tea
Apple
Coffee
Lemon
Pictograms

The table shows the number of cars sold by a salesman.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
6 6 10 5 9 6
Show the information on a pictogram.

Key: represents 2 cars

Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Displaying continuous data
The table shows the life times of 20 batteries.

6.5 9.2 8.6 7.1 5.5

7.5 6.9 7.8 9.4 8.2 7.6
8.0 8.1 7.3 9.9 8.6 7.9 9.6 8.8 10.3 8.1

Draw a frequency diagram

8
to show the data.

Lifetime (x) hours Frequency 6

frequency
6≤x<7 2
4
7≤x<8 6
8≤x<9 7
2
9 ≤ x < 10 4
10 ≤ x < 11 1
0
6 7 8 9 10 11
lifetime (hours)