Demystifying - Dual and composite bar charts

Drills

Two data sets on one chart, side by side or stacked, and reading a component.

Author note — to cover

Draw and interpret dual (side-by-side) and composite (stacked) bar charts comparing two or more categorical data sets; read a single component out of a stacked bar by subtraction, and make simple comparisons between groups. Percentage composite bars may appear. Single-set charts live on Bar charts. Both tiers. (S2)

  • Fluency — direct questions on dual and composite bar charts, limited to this lesson's stated scope (4 questions).
  • Application — use the same skill in unfamiliar or contextual questions without introducing a later method (4 questions).
  • Check — questions built around the exclusions and likely misconceptions named in the lesson brief (4 questions).

The test

—coming soon—

Where to go next

The method this drill practises is taught on Dual and composite bar charts.