Pie Charts

Definition

Pie charts are circular graphs that represent data as slices of a whole. Each slice represents a category or group, and the size of each slice corresponds to the proportion or percentage of data it represents.

Analogy

Imagine you have a pizza that you want to share with your friends. The pie chart is like cutting the pizza into slices, where each slice represents how much pizza each person gets. The bigger the slice, the more pizza they get!

Related terms

Bar Graphs: Bar graphs use rectangular bars to represent data categories and their corresponding values. Each bar's height represents the quantity or frequency of that category.

Data Distribution: Data distribution refers to how data is spread out or distributed across different values or categories.

Percentages: Percentages are ratios expressed as parts per hundred. In pie charts, percentages are used to show the proportion of each category in relation to the whole.