Sturges' Guideline Suggests That When Constructing a Frequency Distribution, the Ideal

question 104

Multiple Choice

Sturges' guideline suggests that when constructing a frequency distribution, the ideal number of classes can be approximated by 1 + (log n) /(log 2) , where n is the number of data values. Use this guideline to find the ideal
Number of classes when the number of data values is 148.

• A) 10
• B) 7
• C) 9
• D) 8

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