Pictograms
Pictograms are like bar charts, but they use small pictures or icons to show data instead of bars.
This pictogram shows the weather conditions experienced in a particular place over a period of time.
When describing pictograms, you should include: -
- The highest and lowest amounts shown by the tallest and shortest bars e.g. the most common weather compared to the least common weather conditions
- Quote number of days using the Y axis
- A comparison of the bars by noting differences between them e.g. there were more sunny days than rainy days.
Question
Compare the weather conditions shown in the graph.
Hint: Which weather condition has the highest result and give the value. Do the same for the lowest. Describe all types of weather shown in the graph.
Sunny weather was the most common scoring six days, whereas partly cloudy was least common with only two days. Rainy and cloudy were both second most common with equal totals of four days.