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The height of a rectangle in a histogram shows the ______.

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The height of a rectangle in a histogram shows the ______.

Options

  • Width of the class

  • Upper limit of the class

  • Lower limit of the class

  • Frequency of the class

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Solution

The height of a rectangle in a histogram shows the frequency of the class.

Explanation:

The height of a rectangle in a histogram shows the number of time the particular observation occurred in the data that is frequency.

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Chapter 2: Data Handling - Exercise [Page 42]

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