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A graph that displays data that changes continuously over periods of time is ______.

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A graph that displays data that changes continuously over periods of time is ______.

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  • bar graph

  • pie chart

  • histogram

  • line graph

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Solution

A graph that displays data that changes continuously over periods of time is line graph.

Explanation:

Line graph is an important way to represent and compare the data which varies continuously.

A line graph displays the relation between two varying quantities.

In a line graph, we connect all the points by a line segment while in bar graph and histogram, we use rectangles of uniform width.

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Chapter 12: Introduct To Graphs - Exercise [Page 372]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 12 Introduct To Graphs
Exercise | Q 2. | Page 372

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