Bar Charts
A Bar chart is a series of rectangular bars of the same width, drawn vertically or horizontally, with an equal space between them, with the height of each bar being a depiction of the data it is representing.
Example
The table below lists several models of Blackberry cellular phones and the amount of each that an electronic store has in stock. Draw a vertical and horizontal bar chart to represent the data.
Blackberry Phones | Stock Amount |
Blackberry Curve 8310 | 75 |
Blackberry Curve 8320 | 100 |
Blackberry Pearl 8100 | 50 |
Blackberry Bold 9650 | 200 |
Blackberry Bold 9000 | 150 |
Blackberry Curve 8520 | 125 |