pictogram

(noun)

a picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration; used often in graphs

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Examples of pictogram in the following topics:

  • Interpreting Distributions Constructed by Others

    • When using pictogram in bar graphs, they should not be scaled uniformly as this creates a perceptually misleading comparison.
    • The area of the pictogram is interpreted instead of only its height or width.
    • Note how in the improperly scaled pictogram bar graph, the image for B is actually 9 times larger than A.
  • Misleading Graphs

    • When using pictogram in bar graphs, they should not be scaled uniformly as this creates a perceptually misleading comparison.
    • The area of the pictogram is interpreted instead of only its height or width.
    • In the improperly scaled pictogram bar graph, the image for B is actually 9 times larger than A.
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