A histogram or frequency plots is a
A) graphical tool used to understand variability.
B) finished chart which will resemble a bell if the data is in control
C) a chart in which the vertical axis is the frequency and the horizontal axis is the scale of characteristics.
D) chart constructed with a block of data separated into five to twelve bars or sections from low number to high number.
E) all the above

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A histogram is a graphical representation used to show the distribution of a dataset and understand its variability (A), can resemble a bell curve if the data follows a normal distribution (B), is constructed with the vertical axis representing frequency and the horizontal axis representing the scale of characteristics (C), and typically involves dividing data into a series of intervals (bins) which can range from five to twelve or more, depending on the dataset and the level of detail desired (D).

A Histogram or Frequency Plots Is a