Question

The reason why sometimes Bar Graphs are preferred over pictographs is:

• A. Pictures are not as interesting as bars in a bar graph.
• B. Sometimes the scale is not clear to understand the data in the pictograph.
• C. In a pictograph, one needs to count all the symbols/icons and then multiply with the scale factor whereas in a bar graph, one has to read the value written next to the bar.
• D. There is no such preference

Answer 1

The correct option is C In a pictograph, one needs to count all the symbols/icons and then multiply with the scale factor whereas in a bar graph, one has to read the value written next to the bar.

In a pictograph, one needs to count all the symbols/icons and then multiply with the scale factor whereas in a bar graph, one has to read the value written next to the bar. This is one of the most common reasons why bar graphs are preferred over pictographs.