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Understanding Histograms

Authored by Jennifer Littig

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 3+ times

Understanding Histograms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a histogram primarily used for?

To calculate mathematical functions

To write data in tabular form

To represent frequency of data visually

To solve algebraic equations

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of data could be collected to create a histogram?

Favorite colors of students

All of the above

Height of students

Number of books read

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Frequency of data points

Total number of observations

Range of values

Average value of data

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.

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do the bars in a histogram touch each other?

To indicate continuous data ranges

Due to a lack of space

None of the above

To make the graph look fuller

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Total number of data points

Range of data

Frequency of the data within a range

Average value of the data

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

30-39

20-29

0-9

10-19

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can be inferred about the difficulty of doing 40-49 push-ups?

None attempted this range

It was the hardest range

Many students achieved this

It was the easiest range

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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