Which of the following statements about histograms is true? a. A histogram may be used as a graphical display of categorical data. b. A histogram generally has no gaps between rectangles, because it is a graphical display of a numerical variable and the horizontal axis follows a number scale. c. A histogram shows the relative frequencies of nominal data. d. A histogram may be used as a graphical display of ordinal data.
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A histogram may be used as a graphical display of categorical data. - This statement is not true. Histograms are typically used to display numerical data, not categorical data. b. A histogram generally has no gaps between rectangles, because it is a graphical Show more…
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