Interpreting Histograms

What is the dependent variable for this graph?

• Discipline Division

• Popular Bachelor's Degrees, 1999-2000

• Number of Degrees Awarded

• The effect of Discipline Division on Degrees Awarded

Based on the data in the graph, you can conclude that in the low intertidal zone more crabs were found on what type of rock?

• coquina rock

• basalt rock

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

How many more Tulips than Rose flowers?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 11

How many people visited the park in 1997?

• 20

• 40

• 60

• 50

• 35

• A

• B

• C

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

• The frequency of data within a specific range

• The average value of the data

• The total number of data points

• The range of the data

In a histogram, what does the width of a bar indicate?

• The frequency of data

• The range of data values

• The interval or bin size

• The total number of data points

Which of the following is true about histograms?

• They can display categorical data

• They are used to show the distribution of numerical data

• They are the same as bar charts

• They can only be used for continuous data

If a histogram is skewed to the right, what does it indicate about the data?

• The data has a longer tail on the right

• The data is evenly distributed

• The data has a longer tail on the left

• The data is normally distributed