After Recording the Final Grade (A,B,C,D,F)for Each Individual in a Class

question 39

Multiple Choice

After recording the final grade (A,B,C,D,F) for each individual in a class of N = 26 students,the professor would like to display the grade distribution in a frequency distribution graph.What kind of graph should be used?

• A)A bar graph
• B)A histogram
• C)A polygon
• D)Either a histogram or a polygon

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