Understanding Histograms

Understanding Histograms

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Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a histogram primarily used for?

Back

To represent frequency of data visually

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of data could be collected to create a histogram? Favorite colors of students, Height of students, Number of books read

Back

All of the above

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

On a histogram, what does the x-axis represent?

Back

Range of values

Answer explanation

We call the number groupings on the x-axis "bins". For example, a bin size of 5 would have bars of 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, etc. A bin size of 10 would have bars of 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, etc.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why do the bars in a histogram touch each other?

Back

To indicate continuous data ranges

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the height of a bar in a histogram represent?

Back

Frequency of the data within a range

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which range had the highest frequency of students completing push-ups? Options:

30-39

,

20-29

,

0-9

,

10-19

Back

20-29

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What can be inferred about the difficulty of doing 40-49 push-ups? Options: None attempted this range, It was the hardest range, Many students achieved this, It was the easiest range

Back

It was the hardest range

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