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Pictograph

A Pictograph is a pictorial representation of data. Pictograph uses images and symbols that are appropriate to represent the frequency of data. Each image or symbol represents certain properties of the data.

Properties of a Pictograph

  • It can be used to show large amount of data in a short and simple form.
  • Easy to read.
  • Minimum explanation required.

Steps to Make a Pictograph

  • First step is to collect all the required data.
  • Select a symbol or picture to represent the data.
  • Set a scale that one symbol will represent. For example, 1 pencil representing 10 pencils.
  • Draw the pictograph.

Example: A pictograph below shows the plantation of plants by a school in 6 days of the week.

1 picture of tree represents 10 plants. Which means that total number of plants planted  by the school is:

Monday = 3 x 10 = 30 plants

Tuesday = 7 x 10 = 70 plants

Wednesday = 6 x 10 = 60 plants

Thursday = 8 x 10 = 80 plants

Friday = 4 x 10 = 40 plants

Saturday = 2 x 10 = 20 plants

Total number of plants planted by school in 6 days :

30+70+60+80+40+20 = 300 plants                                                                             

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