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Tally and Pictographs


To better understand the data you collect, you can use tally tables or pictographs to organize your data.


Example:
A class did a survey of the students' favorite drinks.

Here is the data they collected:       The same data can be shown in a tally table OR a pictograph.
Favorite Drinks
DrinkNumber of Votes
milk4
fruit juice10
water7
soda3
Favorite Drink
DrinkNumber of Votes
milk
fruit juice
water
soda
Favorite Drink
DrinkNumber of Votes
milk
fruit juice
water
soda
Key: = 2 votes

Tally Tables
For tally tables, each  |  represents one.
To count tallies faster, skip count by 5 for each .

Pictographs
Always remember to look at the Key so you know what each pictures means.
For example,

When Key: = 2 votes, means 1 vote.
When Key: = 4 votes, means 2 votes.

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