Data from the Health Promotion Study Described in the Textbook

question 177

Multiple Choice

Data from the health promotion study described in the textbook were first arranged in a frequency distribution. The researchers then graphically displayed the data in a bar chartwith vertical bars that touched. At that point, the researchers had constructed a:

• A)histogram.
• B)frequency polygon.
• C)scatter plot.
• D)means table.

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