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histogram
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his·to·gram  (hst-grm)
n.
A bar graph of a frequency distribution in which the widths of the bars are proportional to the classes into which the variable has been divided and the heights of the bars are proportional to the class frequencies.

[Greek histos, mast, web; see st- in Indo-European roots + -gram.]

histogram [ˈhɪstəˌgræm]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) a statistical graph that represents the frequency of values of a quantity by vertical rectangles of varying heights and widths. The width of the rectangles is in proportion to the class interval under consideration, and their areas represent the relative frequency of the phenomenon in question See also stem-and-leaf diagram
[perhaps from histo(ry) + -gram]

histogram
Statistics. a graph showing frequency distribution in which rectangles based on the horizontal axis are assigned widths that correspond to class intervals and heights that correspond to frequency.
See also: Representation
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Noun1.histogram - a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies
bar chart, bar graph - a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
Translations
histogram [ˈhɪstəgræm] Nhistograma m
histogram [ˈhɪstəgræm] nhistogramme m
histogram [ˈhɪstəˌgræm] nistogramma m


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In order to gain more insight about college students' interpretations of histograms and how these students view the concepts of mean, standard deviation, and skewness as represented in historgrams, the present study investigated these research questions: 1.
 
 
 
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