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Who invented the bar graph and when?

Who invented the bar graph and when?

Which individual is most frequently credited with inventing the bar chart?

Which individual is most frequently credited with inventing the bar chart?

In what year did the bar chart make its debut in Playfair's published work?

In what year did the bar chart make its debut in Playfair's published work?

What was the name of Playfair's first major work introducing the bar chart?

What was the name of Playfair's first major work introducing the bar chart?

Besides the bar chart, which other chart types is Playfair credited with introducing into statistical practice?

Besides the bar chart, which other chart types is Playfair credited with introducing into statistical practice?

What primary profession did William Playfair hold?

What primary profession did William Playfair hold?

What was the key difference between Priestley's 1756 diagram and Playfair's bar chart?

What was the key difference between Priestley's 1756 diagram and Playfair's bar chart?

What specific data type was *The Commercial and Political Atlas* primarily designed to present accessibly?

What specific data type was The Commercial and Political Atlas primarily designed to present accessibly?

Which English figure utilized an earlier, bar-like diagram in 1756?

Which English figure utilized an earlier, bar-like diagram in 1756?

What title is William Playfair frequently hailed as due to his impact on statistical visualization?

What title is William Playfair frequently hailed as due to his impact on statistical visualization?

In which subsequent work did Playfair follow up on his graphical techniques after 1786?

In which subsequent work did Playfair follow up on his graphical techniques after 1786?