Bar charts
Bar charts show grouped data as rectangular bars with spaces between the bars, e.g. the number of tourists visiting a resort each month.
Bar chart: the number of tourists (per age category) visiting a resort in one year
When describing a bar chart, you should include: -
- The total e.g. total number of tourists per year.
- The highest and lowest amounts (by month) shown by the tallest and shortest bars.
- A comparison of the bars by noting differences between them.
Question
Looking at the graph above, describe, in detail the amount of tourists visiting a resort in one year.
Hints
- describe which month has highest number and quote the number
- do the same for the lowest number
- note if there are any patterns in the graph between seasons of the year
This bar chart shows that the total number of tourists visiting a place over the course of a year is varied.
The total number of people is approximately 32,500 in the 12 months. The most popular month is August with 5,800 people and the least popular month is February with only 900 people.
Over the whole year, more tourists visit during the summer months than any other season, with approximately 13,000 visitors during June, July and August.