Developing consistency in the terminology and display of bar graphs and histograms

Patricia B. Humphrey, Sharon E. Taylor, Kathleen Cage Mittag

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Abstract

Students often are confused about the differences between bar graphs and histograms. The authors discuss some reasons behind this confusion and offer suggestions that help clarify thinking.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)70-75
Number of pages6
JournalTeaching Statistics
Volume36
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Bar chart
  • Bar graph
  • Histogram
  • Teaching

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