How Science Works

How to Present Data - Bar Chart.

There are a number of different ways of presenting data.

When the independent variable is categoric
and the dependent variable is continuous
then the data can be shown as a bar chart.

Below is a bar chart showing the relative density of different metals.

Bar Chart showing Density of Metals

 

Other forms of data can be presented as a line graph or a scattergram.

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