Explain how it can be misleading to draw the bars in a histogram ...

[P68T]

Explain how it can be misleading to draw the bars in a histogram so that the width of each bar is proportional to its height rather than have all bars the same width.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Given that x is a hypergeometric random variable, compute p(x) for N = 6, n = 3, r = 3, and x = 1.
 
  A) .45 B) .125 C) .55 D) .375

[ririgirl15]

Answer to Question 1

The reader may think that the area of the bar represents the quantity rather than the height of the bar, giving a disproportionate emphasis on the taller bars.

Answer to Question 2

A

[P68T]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[ricroger]

Great answer, keep it coming