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

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

doi:10.1111/test.12030

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

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

Mathematical Sciences

Georgia Southern University

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	70-75
Number of pages	6
Journal	Teaching Statistics
Volume	36
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/test.12030
State	Published - 2014

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Statistics and Probability
Education

Keywords

Bar chart
Bar graph
Histogram
Teaching

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