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In a histogram, are the lengths of the rectangles proportional to the width of the bars?​

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Answer:

No

Explanation:

Length is the frequency density which is obtained by:

Frequency/width

Height is not proportional to width.

Frequency is proportional to the area of the rectangle

User Yutannihilation
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Answer:

No

Explanation:

In different scenarios, the data will be different. However, sometimes, it's impossible to draw a histogram with equal widths, so in order to maintain clarity and fairness, the area of the bars should actually be proportional to the frequency, which is usually the y-axis of the graph or height of the bars.

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