A bar chart is used most often when: A) You want to show frequencies as compared to total observations B) You want to display frequencies by categories C) You want to show frequencies by class intervals D) You want to organize data along a certain time interval
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Each bar represents a category or a group, and the length of the bar corresponds to the value or frequency of that category. Option A) You want to show frequencies as compared to total observations: A bar chart can be used to show frequencies as compared to total Show more…
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