Histagrams

This post is all about histograms.  A histogram is different from a bar graph because the bars touch in a histogram.  This is because the data used in these graphs are numerical.  This means that they have values.  The rest of the things that qualify it as a histogram are the same as a bar graph.  See how in the example histogram below has the bars touching, this is because the numerical values are all very close to each other.


                                
One other important superficiality  about creating a graph is having increments measured in equal chunks.  This way the information is easier to see.  Lastly, every chart needs a title and the axis must be labeled.  This is so the reader of the chart knows what is being graphed.  A histogram is much different then a bar graph because a histogram shows numerical data not categorical data.  This is important with the kind of data collected.

                                    
(Here is a fun activity for your students to play that goes off of what I have explained about statistics using Histograms.) Histogram activities for a class

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Histograms
How to create a Histogram
Basics of Histograms 
Comparing Histograms
Logging Histograms


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