Tables
and
Graphs
Introduction
Scope
1. Discrete and
Continuous Data
2. Representing
Data
3. Types of Graph
1. Discrete and
Continuous Data
✓ Types of Quantitative data (numerical
information)
✓ Discrete data can only take certain
values (like whole numbers)
✓ Discrete data is counted
✓ Continuous data can take any value
(within a range)
✓ Continuous data is measured
Example: What do you know about your
Math Teacher?
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2. Representing Data
✓ Data collected can be presented in different ways to help make the
information easier to understand and more interesting to read.
✓ Some information can be presented on a list (e.g. shopping list, menu in a
café), while others can be presented on a pictogram, tally tables, bar
graph, line graph or pie chart.
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A. Picture graph
• A picture graph is a visual
representation of a data set.
• To draw a picture graph, we
will use a table.
• Determine how many
symbols are needed in the
table and the value for each
symbol used.
Question: What are the features
of Picture Graphs?
A. Picture graph (features)
• Title
• Key to show what each symbol
means
• Symbol must be of the same
size
• Part of a symbol can be used
to represent smaller numbers
• Symbols can be displayed in
rows or columns
B. Tables
• Use: To organize information
• Purpose: To make sense and
compare the data
• Advantage: Clear and
concise. Can make
comparison
• Disadvantage: Not easy to
compare if there are more
categories of data involved
C. Tally Tables
• Tally table is a simple way of recording data by counting the number of
something in the data set.
• We classify the data into categories and set up a tally table to count the
frequency.
• “Frequency” means how often a value occurs in a data set.
C. Tally Tables (Your Turn)
