Describe some common types of charts.​

The four most common are probably line graphs, bar graphs and histograms, pie charts, and Cartesian graphs. They are generally used for, and are best for, quite different things.

Explanation:

Line chart- A graph with points connected by lines to show how something changes in value: • as time goes by, • or as something else changes.

Example: how you are improving at a quiz each day.

Bar chart- A graph drawn using rectangular bars to show how large each value is. The bars can be horizontal or vertical. It is a really good way to show relative sizes. We can use bar graphs to show the relative sizes of many things, such as what type of car people have, how many customers a shop has on different days and so on.

Histogram- a graphical display of data using bars of different heights. It is similar to a Bar Chart, but a histogram groups numbers into ranges . The height of each bar shows how many fall into each range.

Pie chart- a special chart that uses "pie slices" to show relative sizes of data. It is a really good way to show relative sizes.

Cartesian chart- This is a type of chart that uses coordinates to pinpoint where something is on a map or graph. Using Cartesian Coordinates we mark a point on a graph by how far along and how far up it is.