1. Determine the data set that you want to represent in your histogram. For example, let's say you have a set of data that represents the number of hours students studied for a test.
2. Decide on the number of intervals, or "bins," you want to use in your histogram. These intervals will represent the range of values for your data set. For example, you might decide to create 5 intervals (0-5 hours, 6-10 hours, 11-15 hours, 16-20 hours, 21-25 hours).
3. Draw a horizontal axis (x-axis) and a vertical axis (y-axis) on a piece of graph paper. Label the x-axis with the intervals you decided on in step 2.
4. Determine the frequency of each interval in your data set. Count the number of data points that fall within each interval.
5. Draw a bar for each interval on the histogram. The height of each bar should correspond to the frequency of the data points in that interval. Make sure to leave equal spacing between each bar.
6. Add a title to your histogram that describes what the data represents. You may also want to label the x-axis and y-axis with the appropriate units of measurement.
7. Finally, review your histogram to ensure it accurately represents your data set and provides a clear visual representation of the distribution of the data.
Steps to draw histogram
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