Bar diagrams, also known as bar charts or bar graphs, are graphical representations used in business statistics to present numerical data. They consist of rectangular bars of equal width.
• Bar diagrams are sometimes referred to as one-dimensional diagrams because they typically represent data along only one axis.
Types of Bar Diagrams
The various types of bar diagrams commonly used are as follows:
- Simple bar diagrams
- Multiple bar diagrams
- Sub-divided or component bar diagrams
- Percentage bar diagrams
1.) Simple bar diagrams
Simple bar diagrams, also known as single-bar graphs, are the most basic type of bar chart.
• It consists of bars or rectangles of equal width.
• The length of the bars represents the different values of a variable.
Usage:- The data relating to profits, sales, production, population for different periods may be represented by simple bar diagram.
