When a graph is constructed using a series of rectangles indicating the frequency of occurrence for each score, it is called a
A) frequency polygon
B) frequency rectangle
C) scatter plot
D) histogram

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A histogram is specifically designed to show the frequency distribution of a continuous variable by using rectangles to represent the frequency of scores within certain intervals or bins. A frequency polygon is a line graph that shows the frequency of scores, and while it can indicate patterns in the data, it does not provide the same level of detail as a histogram. Scatter plots are used to show the relationship between two variables, typically with dots or points rather than rectangles. Frequency rectangle is not a recognized term in statistics.

When a Graph Is Constructed Using a Series of Rectangles