How to Plot Horizontal Bar Graphs?

The steps to draw or plot a horizontal bar graph are as follows:

Step 1: Draw horizontal and vertical axes on your graph paper. The horizontal axis will represent the categories or values, while the vertical axis will represent the length of the bars.

Step 2: Label the horizontal axis with the categories or values you have. Make sure to leave enough space between each label for the bars. Label the vertical axis with appropriate values according to your data.

Step 3: For each category or value, draw a horizontal bar with a length corresponding to the value you have. You can use a ruler to ensure accuracy.

Step 4: Optionally, you can write labels or values next to each bar to indicate the exact value represented by the bar.

Step 5: Add a title to your graph to indicate what it represents. You can also label the horizontal and vertical axes for clarity.

Note: For representation of the multiple parameter measuring you can use different colours for different parameter bars.

For Example: Data for temperature for a week is given as follows:

Day	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thrusday	Friday	Saturday
Temperature (℃)	25	20	24	23	18	24	18

Horizontal bar graph for the data is given below:

Horizontal Bar Graph

Horizontal Bar Graph, also known as a Horizontal Bar Chart, is a type of graph used to represent categorical data. In a horizontal bar graph, the categories are displayed along the vertical axis, while the numerical values corresponding to each category are represented by horizontal bars along the horizontal axis.

In this article, we will discuss the Horizontal Bar Graph in detail, including its types, how to read it, and how to plot it.

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