Author Question: If I wanted to make a graph to illustrate the number of students in the statistics class who were ... (Read 173 times)

Pineappleeh · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

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.

Moriaki · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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

Answer to Question 2

C
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.