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kauwhata pou

1. (noun) bar graph.

He momo hoahoa motuhake te kauwhata pou e whakamahi ana i te pou hei whakaatu raraunga. E rua ngā tuaka o te kauwhata pou. Ko te tuaka pae hei whakaatu i ngā rōpū raraunga. Ko te tuaka pou hei whakaatu i te auau, i te uara rānei o ia rōpū raraunga. Ka tuhia he pou mō ia rōpū raraunga, ko te teitei o te pou hei whakaatu i te auau (TRP 2010:141). / A bar graph is a special type of diagram which uses vertical bars to show data. The bar graph has two axes. The horizontal axis shows each category of data. The vertical axis shows the frequency or numerical value of each data category. A vertical bar is drawn for each category of data, the height of the bar shows the frequency (TRP 2010:141).

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