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What is the best way to display a set of data with a wide range, where you want to be able to find the measures of central tendency?dot plotfrequency tablehistogramstem-and-leaf plot

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Explanation:

The measures of central tendency are the mode, the mean, and the median which defines the alternative indications of the center of the distribution

To display a data set that has a wide value range where it is desirable to be able to find the measures of central tendency, the histogram is best

Data are displayed graphically on an histogram with bars, which are grouped into the data ranges, are of varying heights proportional to the data range that they represent, such that the shape and the distribution of the data is represented from which the median can be found from the distribution, the mode can be found from the height and shape, while the mean can be found by analyzing the shape and distribution together.

Answer:

The correct option is;

Histogram

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