What Is a Picture Graph?

The vector stencils library "Picture Graphs" contains templates of picture bar graphs for visual data comparison. Use these shapes to draw your pictorial bar charts in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Picture Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

"Pictorial bar graph.
Sometimes reffered to as a pictographs. A pictorial bar graph is a graph in which the rectangular bars have been filled with pictures, sketches, icons, etc. or where pictures, sketches, icons, etc. have been substituted for the rectangular bars. In both variations, one or more symbols might be used in each bar. The two major reasons for using pictorial graphs are to make the graph more appealing visually and to facilitate better communications." [Information Graphics: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference. R. L. Harris. 1999. p.41]
The example"Design elements - Picture graphs" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Picture Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

A picture chart (image chart, pictorial graph) is the type of a bar graph visualizing numarical data using symbols and pictograms.
In the field of economics and finance use a picture graph with columns in the form of coins. For population comparison statistics use a chart with columns in the form of manikins. To show data increase or decrease use arrows bar charts.
The picture graph template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Picture Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

"Population growth' refers to the growth in human populations. Global population growth is around 80 million annually, or 1.2% p.a. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7 billion in 2012. It is expected to keep growing to reach 11 billion by the end of the century. Most of the growth occurs in the nations with the most poverty, showing the direct link between high population growth and low standards of living. The nations with high standards of living generally have low or zero rates of population growth. Australia's population growth is around 400,000 annually, or 1.8% p.a., which is nearly double the global average. It is caused mainly by very high immigration of around 200,000 p.a., the highest immigration rate in the world. Australia remains the only nation in the world with both high population growth and high standards of living." [Population growth. Wikipedia]
The pictorial chart example "Population growth by continent, 2010 - 2013" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Picture Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

This arrows bar chart example was drawn on the base of the infographics "Inside America's Economic Machine" from the website of the United States Census Bureau.
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"The Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories and Orders, or the Durable Goods Report, provides data on new orders received from more than 4,000 manufacturers of durable goods, which are generally defined as higher-priced capital goods orders with a useful life of three years or more, such as cars, semiconductor equipment and turbines.More than 85 industries are represented in the sample, which covers the entire United States." [Economic Indicators: Durable Goods Report. R. Barnes. investopedia.com/ university/ releases/ durablegoods.asp]
The arrow graph example "Total value of manufacturers' shipments" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Picture Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

This pictorial bar chart sample was redesigned from the Wikimedia Commons file: Barrie Population.jpg.
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"Barrie is a city in Central Ontario, Canada, on the western shore of Lake Simcoe. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent. Barrie is within the northern part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe, a densely populated and industrialized region of Ontario.
In 2011 census, the city's population was originally reported as 135,711, making it the 34th largest in Canada. The city's 2011 population was subsequently revised to 136,063. The Barrie census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 187,013 residents, making it the 21st largest CMA in Canada." [Barrie. Wikipedia]
The picture bar graph example "Barrie population" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Picture Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

This image chart sample was drawn on the base of data from the website of the Office of Information Management and Analysis of the University of Texas at Austin.
"Undergraduate tuition and fees are based on 30 credit hours enrolled per academic year or full-time tuition as defined by the institution."
[utexas.edu/ tuition/ attach/ 2013-14_ NCG_ Tuition_ and_ Fees_ Table_ 20131122.pdf]
"Tuition payments, known primarily as tuition in American English and as tuition fees in British English, Canadian English, Australian English, New Zealand English and Indian English, refers to a fee charged for educational instruction during higher education.
Tuition payments are charged by educational institutions in some countries to assist with funding of staff and faculty, course offerings, lab equipment, computer systems, libraries, facility upkeep and to provide a comfortable student learning experience. In most countries, especially in non-English-speaking countries, there are no or only nominal tuition fees for all forms of education, including university and other higher education." [Tuition payments. Wikipedia]
The picture graph example "Resident undergraduate tuition and fees at national comparison group institutions, academic year 2013-14" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Picture Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.