简介:Bargraphsareconvenientforshowingcomparisonsamongitems.Thebarsmaybeeitherhorizontalorvertical,andtheyareusedtoshowtheamountsofdifferentitems.Figure1isanexampleofatypicalbargraph.ThegraphshowstheaveragesalespriceofexistinghomesintheNortheastUnitedStatesforthreeyears——1970,1980,and1997.