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Pie Chart Method

This document provides instructions for constructing a pie chart with 3 main steps: 1) Convert data to percentages and calculate the proportional segment angle for each part of the whole. 2) Draw the pie chart using a protractor and compass based on the calculated segment angles. 3) Add a title and labels to clearly display the information represented in the pie chart.

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Pie Chart Method

This document provides instructions for constructing a pie chart with 3 main steps: 1) Convert data to percentages and calculate the proportional segment angle for each part of the whole. 2) Draw the pie chart using a protractor and compass based on the calculated segment angles. 3) Add a title and labels to clearly display the information represented in the pie chart.

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…construct a pie chart

A pie chart is a type of graph for displaying information. It is a diagram


based on a circle, and is useful if you want to show what proportion of a
whole each part represents.
The following example looks at amounts of money raised through
fundraising by a playgroup. Here is the source data table:

Income source Income (£)


Charity walk 300
Cake sales 70
Raffle 250
Donations from parents/carers 180
Dressing-up day 40
Fête 840
Donations from employers 320

Step 1 Convert the data to percentages


The first step is to convert the data to percentages. You have to:
• calculate the total amount of income
• use this value to calculate the percentage of income from each source:
– take each income source and divide this by the total income,
e.g. charity walk 300 ÷ 2,000 = 0.15
– multiply this answer by 100 to calculate the percentage,
e.g. 0.15 x 100 = 15%
• as a check, add up all the percentages to make sure they total 100%.

Income source Income (£) % of income


Charity walk 300 15%
Cake sales 70 3.5%
Raffle 250 12.5%
Donations from parents/carers 180 9%
Dressing-up day 40 2%
Fête 840 42%
Donations from employers 320 16%
Total 2,000 100%
Step 2 Calculate the angle for each pie segment
A complete circle or pie chart has 360°. The angle for each segment is the
percentage of that segment multiplied by 360°.
The calculation for the charity walk looks like this:
15 x 360 = 54 o
100
Repeat this calculation for the remaining values in the data table:

Income source Income (£) % of Segment


income angle (o)
Charity walk 300 15% 54o
Cake sales 70 3.5% 12.6o
Raffle 250 12.5% 45o
Donations from parents/carers 180 9% 32.4o
Dressing-up day 40 2% 7.2o
Fête 840 42% 151.2o
Donations from employers 320 16% 57.6o
Total 2,000 100% 360o

Check to make sure that the angles add up to 360°.

Step 3 Draw the pie chart

For this you’ll need compasses and a protractor.


Step 4 Add labels
The chart requires a title and labels:

Income from fundraising

Donations from
employers Charity walk

Cake sales

Raffle

Donations from
Fete parents/carers
Dressing-up day

Try this!
Construct a pie chart showing income for each quarter of the year.

Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Income (£000s) 450 550 400 600

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