The difference between a histogram and a bar chart is that A. The adjacent recta

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The difference between a histogram and a bar chart is that

A. The adjacent rectangles in a histogram have a gap while those for a bar chart do not

B. The histogram reflects qualitative data while the bar chart represents quantitative data

C. The histogram reflects quantitative data while the bar chart represents qualitative data

D. The adjacent rectangles in a bar chart have a gap while those for a histogram usually do not

E. both answers "The histogram reflects quantitative data while the bar chart represents qualitative data" AND "The adjacent rectangles in a bar chart have a gap while those for a histogram usually do not" are correct

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(E) is the correct answer.

The histogram reflects quantitative data while the bar chart represents qualitative data" AND "The adjacent rectangles in a bar chart have a gap while those for a histogram usually do not"

Here we have to describe the defination of the Histogram and the Bar chart:

Histogram: A histogram is made up of columns plotted on a graph. Usually, there is no space between adjacent columns.The histogram reflects quantitative data .

Bar Chart : A Bar Chart is made up of columns plotted on a graph. Usually, there is space between adjacent columns.The histogram reflects qualitative data.

Bar charts and histograms are used to compare the sizes of different groups.The main difference between bar charts and histograms. With bar charts, each column represents a group defined by a qualitative data (categorical variable) ; and with histograms, each column represents a group defined by a quantitative data.

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