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Bar height is frequency.

Histogram
3
0–4
5
5–9
2
10–14

A histogram’s bar height tells how many data values fall in that interval.

In a histogram, frequency is encoded by height. Counting bars answers how the axis was chopped up, not how many observations were collected.

Problem 1 of 9. Activate, study a model, try guided items, work independently, apply, and reflect.

Histogram
3
0–4
5
5–9
2
10–14

A histogram has bar heights 3, 5, 2. How many observations are shown?

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