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Pineappleeh

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If I wanted to make a graph to illustrate the number of students in the statistics class who were born in each month of the year, I should use a _____.
 
  a. bar graph c. line graph
  b. frequency histogram d. all of these are equally appropriate

Question 2

What is the difference between a bar graph and a frequency histogram?
 
  a. A bar graph presents percentages and a frequency histogram presents frequency information.
  b. A bar graph scales frequency on the abscissa and a frequency histogram scales frequency on the ordinate.
  c. A bar graph lists categories on the abscissa and a frequency histogram lists a continuous variable on the abscissa.
  d. A bar graph lists a continuous variable on the abscissa and a frequency histogram lists categories on the abscissa.



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Moriaki

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Answer to Question 1

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Months of the year constitute categories, making a bar graph the most appropriate graph to use.

Answer to Question 2

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A bar graph presents frequencies for categories; a frequency histogram presents frequencies for a continuous variable.For both graphs, frequency is represented on the vertical axis.




Pineappleeh

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
:D TYSM


lcapri7

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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