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Chapter 2.3

Chapter 2.3. Bar Graphs and Pareto Charts. Bar Graphs. A bar graph represents the data by using vertical or horizontal bars whose heights or lengths represent the frequencies of the data. Create a bar graph for the data. The table shows the average money spent by first-year college students.

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Chapter 2.3

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  1. Chapter 2.3 Bar Graphs and Pareto Charts

  2. Bar Graphs • A bar graph represents the data by using vertical or horizontal bars whose heights or lengths represent the frequencies of the data

  3. Create a bar graph for the data • The table shows the average money spent by first-year college students

  4. Pareto Chart • A Pareto chart is used to represent a frequency distribution for a categorical variable, and the frequencies are displayed by the heights of vertical bars, which are arranged in order from highest to lowest • X-axis variable is qualitative data

  5. Steps for making a Pareto Chart • Arrange the data from the largest to smallest according to frequency • Draw and label the x and y axes • Draw the bars corresponding to the frequencies. Make bars the same width

  6. Create a Pareto Chart for the data below on homeless populations

  7. Create a Pareto chart from a frequency distribution

  8. With a little help from our friends… • Making bar and Pareto charts using Excel! • Pg. 92

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