Eg. : Consider the data in item 6. The data can be grouped in the form of a frequency
distribution table as follows:
Present this table in the tactile form. Counting beads, punching braille dots on
paper, etc., may also be used as techniques to tabulate data in frequency table.
PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION
- Bar chart
The bar chart consists of bars of equal thickness with the length/height being
proportional to the quantity the bars represent. Bar charts are of various types such
as vertical bar chart, horizontal bar chart, double bar chart, etc.
Note :
- The bar-chart must have a heading.
- Sub-divisions are to be made on the vertical axis, using a suitable scale.
- Bars are of equal thickness and do not touch each other.
- Each bar is assigned a heading to denote what it represents.
- The height of each bar represents the number it is supposed to represent.
An embossed bar chart prepared on a thick sheet of paper may be provided to the
child for exploration and the features of the bar chart are to be explained simultaneously.
Eg. : The number of students studying in 5 schools in a city are as follows:
School A B C D E
No. of students 450 280 400 480 525
C-I Tally Marks Frequency
1-20 ||| 3
21-40 |||| 4
41-60 |||| | 6
61-80 |||| 4
81-100 ||| 3