GRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL REPRESENTATION IN MATHEMATICS: ORIGINS AND RELEVANCE
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i6.2024.5285Keywords:
Pie Chart, Mathematics, Circle, Geometry, Graphics, Bar Diagram, Statistics, Linear Graph.Abstract [English]
The pie chart has a history dating back over two centuries. It initially appeared as part of The Statistical Breviary, which featured comprehensive graphical displays detailing the areas, populations, and revenues of European states. William Playfair, known for his earlier creation of the bar chart and his advocacy for using line graphs to illustrate time series data in statistics, also introduced the pie chart as his final major graphical innovation. Playfair was skilled at adapting and refining existing concepts, but the origins and intellectual motivations behind the pie chart and its precursor, the circle chart, are still unclear. While we have a good understanding of the sources that inspired Playfair's bar chart and line graph, the genesis of the pie chart remains a mystery.
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