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Question
The following pictorial representation of data is a histogram.

Options
True
False
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Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
A histogram is a display of statistical information that uses rectangles to show the frequency of data items in successive numerical intervals of equal size.
Yes, it is a histogram.
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