A bar chart for a categorical variable shows the same distribution of measurements in categories as the pie chart, except that the height of each bar measures how often a particular category was observed.

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A bar chart represents the frequency or count of observations in each category with the height of each bar, while a pie chart shows the relative proportion or percentage of each category. However, the distribution of measurements in categories should be the same in both types of charts.

A Bar Chart for a Categorical Variable Shows the Same