Professor Kim creates a frequency distribution of exam scores from her class of 300 students.Possible scores on the exam ranged from zero to 100.What should be displayed on the horizontal axis?
A)the number of times each possible score occurred
B)each possible score
C)the mean of the 300 scores
D)the name of each student

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The horizontal axis should display each possible score. This allows for easy visualization and interpretation of the distribution. Option A is incorrect because it depicts frequency rather than score. Option C is incorrect because it is not necessary to display the mean on the horizontal axis. Option D is incorrect because it would not provide any useful information about the distribution of scores.

Professor Kim Creates a Frequency Distribution of Exam Scores from Her