Mathematics A-Level
histograms
What histograms means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
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Reference: WJEC
Diagrams for single-variable data in which the area of each bar represents frequency.
A presentation required for continuous grouped data rather than a bar chart.
Topics that use histograms
Related terms
- bivariate interpretation
- box plot conventions
- causal inference
- central tendency
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- confounding variables
- correlation versus causation
- data cleaning
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