The histogram below represents the number of television sets per household for a sample of U.S. households. What is the class width?
A) 5
B) 0.5
C) 1
D) 2

Question

The histogram below represents the number of television sets per household for a sample of U.S. households. What is the class width? 
A) 5 
B) 0.5 
C) 1 
D) 2

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the class width, we need to subtract the lower class limit of one class from the lower class limit of the next class. Looking at the histogram, we can see that the lower class limit of the first class is 0 and the lower class limit of the second class is 1. Therefore, the class width is 1.

The Histogram Below Represents the Number of Television Sets Per