2. Reviewing the Parts of a Bar Graph
title
Benson Cars Sales Report
Remember, a bar graph has
scale 5 parts:
Title
Number of Cars Sold, in
X- axis, with label
(y-axis & label)
thousands
Y- axis, with label
Scale
bars
bar
Year
(x-axis & label)
3. How to Create a Bar Graph
Step 1: Study the data.
Subject Number of Students
Step 2: Determine the range
Math 15
and scale to use.
Reading 10
a). What is the smallest piece
of data? English 25
10 students chose Reading
b). What is the largest piece 30
of data? 25
25 students chose English 20
c). What increment can you 15
use to plot the bars? 10
counting by 5’s 5
0
Best Scale: 0-30, counting by 5’s
4. How to Create A Bar Graph
Step 3: Find the y-axis and
Number of Students
label it.
Step 4: Find the x-axis and
(y-axis)
label it.
Step 5: Fill in the
appropriate terms for the
Math Reading English x-axis
Subject
(x-axis)
