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Alongside stemplots and box plots, the third standard display for one variable is the:
ATime series
BHistogram
CScatterplot
DPie chart
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Histogram
1. Graphical display comes before numerical summary in exploring one variable.
2. Data are displayed graphically and the graphs then interpreted.
3. The named graph types are stemplots, histograms, and box plots.
4. A scatterplot shows two variables at once and belongs to a later chapter.
5. Each of the three shows the shape of a single distribution in a different way.
_Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'Descriptive Statistics', sections 2.1-2.7_
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