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Question
Draw histogram for the following frequency distributions:
| Class Interval | 10 – 16 | 16 – 22 | 22 – 28 | 28 – 34 | 34 – 40 |
| Frequency | 15 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 16 |
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Solution
| Class Interval | Frequency |
| 10 – 16 | 15 |
| 16 – 22 | 23 |
| 22 – 28 | 30 |
| 28 – 34 | 20 |
| 34 – 40 | 16 |
Steps of construction:
- Taking suitable scales, marks class intervals on x-axis and frequency on y-axis.
- Construct rectangles with class intervals as bases and corresponding frequencies as heights.
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