What of the Following Is the Best Approach to Deciding

question 43

Multiple Choice

What of the following is the best approach to deciding on the number of bins for a histogram?

• A) The number of bins should be approximately 20% of the number of data values.
• B) There is a formula, number of bins = 1 + ln(n)/ln(2), that should always be used to set the number of bins.
• C) There is no strict rule; the number of bins should be chosen to best show patterns.
• D) There should be no less than 5 bins and no more than 20.

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