I. Rectangular bars of equal width II. The height of each rectangular bar is proportional to the frequency of the corresponding class interval. III. Rectang...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2004 Subject: General Mathematics

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I. Rectangular bars of equal width

II. The height of each rectangular bar is proportional to the frequency of the corresponding class interval.

III. Rectangular bars have common sides with no gaps in between

A histogram is described completely by

Answer Details
A histogram is a graphical representation of a frequency distribution of a dataset, where the data is divided into intervals or bins and the frequency of each interval is represented by the area of a rectangle or bar. To construct a histogram, we need to follow certain rules, which are described by the statements: I. Rectangular bars of equal width II. The height of each rectangular bar is proportional to the frequency of the corresponding class interval. III. Rectangular bars have common sides with no gaps in between. Therefore, a histogram is described completely by statements I, II, and III. Statement I ensures that each bar is of equal width, which is necessary to represent the intervals or bins in a consistent way. Statement II ensures that the height of each bar accurately represents the frequency of the corresponding class interval. This is important because the area of the bar represents the frequency of the interval, which is the product of the width and height of the bar. Statement III ensures that the bars are adjacent to each other without any gaps, which is necessary to accurately represent the continuity of the data. Hence, the correct answer is option (A) I, II, and III.

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