The histogram is a graph that represents the value of a data type using a column. The label underneath the column tells us what score the column refers to while the height of the column tells us the frequency.
In addition to this, a histogram also has labels for both axes that provide information about the axes and tell us what type of values we have.
Consider the histogram below:
Putting this information together, we can see that in the survey there were an equal number of families that had 0 and 4 children; three families in each case.
Create a frequency table using the histogram below.
Find the median for this data set.
The histogram is a graph that represents the value of a data type using a column.
The scores are on the horizontal axis and the frequencies are on the vertical axis.
Frequency polygons are like histograms in that they display the scores on the horizontal axis and the frequencies on the vertical axis. We show the frequency of each score by marking the point above the score to the right of the frequency and connecting the points with line segments.
Notice that the vertices of the frequency polygon are in the same place as the tops of the bars of the histogram. We can use frequency polygons in the same way that we use histograms.
Consider the following frequency polygon:
What is the mode of this data set?
Frequency polygons are like histograms in that they display the scores on the horizontal axis and the frequencies on the vertical axis.