Question

Which are true statements about histograms? Check all that apply.

Data are organized by categories.
Data are organized in equal intervals.
Bars can go in any order.
Bars must appear in numerical order.
Bars are not touching.
Bars are always touching.
A B C D E F

Answer 1

True: B, D, F.

- B (Data are organized in equal intervals): True — histograms group quantitative data into intervals (bins), typically of equal width.
- D (Bars must appear in numerical order): True — bins follow the numeric order of the variable along the x‑axis.
- F (Bars are always touching): True — bars touch to show the continuous nature of the variable.

False: A, C, E — those describe bar charts for categorical data (bars separated and can be in any order).