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Pictogram (Pictograph)
A presentation of certain information by making use of picture symbols is
known as pictograph or pictogram.
Example 2: Razia recorded rainy days for 4 weeks in a month of
rainy season.
Week 1st week 2nd week 3rd week 4th week
Rainy days 2 4 3 1
Depict the above information through a pictograph.
Use symbol for one rainy day.
Solution: The above information can be shown as:
Week Rainy days
1st week
2nd week
3rd week
4th week
Key: Each stands for one rainy day.
Example 3: The number of students selected for sports competition
from Classes I-V is given below.
Classes I II III IV V
No. of students 8 6 10 14 12
Taking a suitable scale, represent the above data
pictorially.
Solution: Let us choose a symbol for two students and present
the data as shown below.
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