Samantha visited a tea garden and collected data of the insects and critters she saw there. Here is the data she collected— Mites: 6, Caterpillars: 10, Beetles: 5, Butterflies: 3, Grasshoppers: 2. Help her prepare a bar graph representing this data.
To prepare a bar graph: 1) Draw a horizontal axis labeling the categories (Mites, Caterpillars, Beetles, Butterflies, Grasshoppers) with equal spacing. 2) Draw a vertical axis showing frequency from 0 to 10 (or 12 to accommodate the maximum value). 3) Choose a scale such as 1 unit = 1 insect/critter. 4) Draw bars of equal width for each category with heights corresponding to their frequencies: Mites = 6 units, Caterpillars = 10 units, Beetles = 5 units, Butterflies = 3 units, Grasshoppers = 2 units. 5) Label the axes and give the graph a title.
Explanation
The chapter explains the steps for drawing bar graphs: draw perpendicular axes, mark categories on horizontal axis with equal spacing, choose an appropriate scale for the vertical axis based on maximum frequency, draw bars of uniform width with heights proportional to frequencies.
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify categories and frequencies: Mites (6), Caterpillars (10), Beetles (5), Butterflies (3), Grasshoppers (2)
Step 2: Maximum frequency is 10, so scale can be 1 unit = 1 count
Step 3: Draw horizontal axis with 5 categories equally spaced
Step 4: Draw vertical axis from 0 to 10
Step 5: Draw bars with heights: Mites = 6, Caterpillars = 10, Beetles = 5, Butterflies = 3, Grasshoppers = 2