What is a Bar Chart? The Different Types of Bar Charts Explained

Описание: What is a Bar Chart? This video will take you through the different types of bar charts and bar graphs. Download our differentiated bar chart worksheets here: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1mh288

0:00 What is a bar chart?
0:20 Vertical bar graph example
0:33 What are bar chart categories (categorical variables)
0:45 How to read a bar chart
1:12 What are the different types of bar charts?
1:22 What is a horizontal bar chart?
1:34 What is a grouped bar chart?
2:01 What is a stacked bar chart?
2:24 What is a clustered stacked bar chart?
2:43 How to tell which type of bar chart to use
2:58 What are the benefits of bar charts?
3:30 Twinkl resources for teaching bar charts

So what is a bar chart? A bar chart, or a bar graph, organises data and information into a graph using bars of different lengths. The length of these bars is proportional to the size of the information they represent.

To read a bar chart, consider the length of the bar connected to each category to find its value. Overall, there are many reasons why we use bar charts to organise our data. One reason is that they make it really easy to compare different categories.

What are the different types of bar charts or bar graphs?

This video will talk you through the 5 main types of bar charts: vertical, horizontal, stacked, grouped, and clustered stacked. It will also give you examples of the different types of bar charts.

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