The Data Show the Total Number of Medals (Gold, Silver

question 95

Essay

The data show the total number of medals (gold, silver, and bronze)won by each country
winning at least one gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
a. Complete the class frequency table for the data.
$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Total Medals } & \text { Frequency } \\\hline 1 - 5 & \\\hline 6 - 10 & \\\hline 11 - 15 & \\\hline 16 - 20 & \\\hline 21 - 25 & \\\hline 26 - 30 & \\\hline\end{array}$
b. Using the classes from the frequency table, construct a histogram for the data.

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