Question

A sample of 40 11th graders were asked to select a favorite pattern out of 6 choices. The following display shows what their favorite color patterns were. The counts have been recorded in the accompanying table according to pattern and the number of students who selected that pattern. True or False? This frequency table can be graphically displayed as a histogram.

color pattern and frequency
Blue on Gray- 4
Green- 6
Pink Polka Dots- 12
Purple- 8
Red and Orange Stripes- 7
Yellow- 3

Answer 1

the correct answer would be false

Answer 2

The answer to the given statement is : FALSE.

No, this frequency table can't be graphically displayed on histogram.

Explanation:

A histogram is used to display a continuous set of data and not discrete.

In histogram, each bar of it groups numbers into ranges.

i.e. the independent variable is the interval that is taken and the dependent variable are the number of values that lie in that interval.

Here we are given a discrete set of data and it's corresponding frequency.

color pattern frequency

Blue on Gray 4

Green 6

Pink Polka Dots 12

Purple 8

Red and Orange Stripes 7

Yellow 3

The best way to represent this data is a dot or a line plot.