Pictographs

A Pictograph is a way of showing data using images.

Each image stands for a certain number of things.

Example: Apples Sold

Here is a pictograph of how many apples were sold at the local shop over 4 months:

 

Note that each picture of an apple means 10 apples (and the half-apple picture means 5 apples).

So the pictograph is showing:

· In January 10 apples were sold

· In February 40 apples were sold

· In March 25 apples were sold

· In April 20 apples were sold

It is a fun and interesting way to show data.

But it is not very accurate: in the example above we can't show just 1 apple sold, or 2 apples sold etc.

Why don't you try to make your own pictographs? Here are a few ideas:

How much money you have (week by week)

How much exercise you get (each day)

How many hours you watch TV every week

How many sports stories are in each newspaper