DIAGRAMS/GRAPHS

Qualitative data (Nominal & Ordinal)

Bar charts
Simple
Multiple
component
Pie charts
Quantitative data (discrete & continuous)
Histogram
Frequency polygon (curve)
Scatter diagram 1
Histogram

2
 Histogram
Continuous Data

No segmentation of data into groups

 Polygon

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Frequency

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11.5 21.5 31.5 41.5 51.5 61.5 71.5

Age
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Top 10 causes of death: pie chart
Each slice represents a piece of one whole. The size of a slice depends on what
percent of the whole this category represents.

Percent of people dying from

top 10 causes of death in the United States in 2001
 Simple Bar Graphs
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Heights of the bar indicates
20 20 frequency
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15 12 12
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Frequency in the Y axis and
Number

10 categories of variable in the X

5 axis
0
Smo Alc Chol DM HTN No F-H The bars should be of equal
Exer width and no touching the
Risk factor other bars

The distribution of risk factor among cases with

Cardio vascular Diseases 7
 Multiple bar diagram
HD cases enrolment in USA by gender
Bar chart

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Enrollment (hundred)

10
8
6
Men
4 Women
2
0
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
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Year
 Component bar diagram HD
cases Enrollment
in USA by gender Stocked bar
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chart
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Enrollment (Thousands)

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12
10
8 Women
6 Men
4
2
0
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Year
9
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