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Why shouldn't classes overlap when one summarizes continuous data?
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Classes are ranges of values that data can fall into. For example, if we have a class running from 30 to 60 with a width of 10, we would have the classes 30-39, 40-49, and 50-59. Show more…
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'Why are unequal class intervals sometimes used in a frequency distribution? For the sake of variety in presenting the data: To avoid the need for midpoints: To make the class frequencies smaller. To avoid a large number of classes with very small frequencies.'
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