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Chapter 2: Q. 2.49 (page 68)

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of frequency histograms versus frequency distributions.

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The advantage of a frequency histogram over a frequency distribution is that it allows you to visually compare data.

The frequency histogram has the disadvantage of being more complex, requiring more time and effort to produce than the frequency distribution.

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Concept introduction

In statistics, a histogram is a solid figure or diagram made up of rectangular bars. It's one of the most used types of bar graph, and it's used to visualise any numeric data in a practical way.

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Explanation

A frequency histogram is a sort of bar graph that displays the frequency, or number of times, a data set's outcome happens. To graphically show the data, it has a title, an x-axis, a y-axis, and vertical bars.

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