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Question
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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