A graphical portrayal of a relative frequency distribution of continuous quantitative data in such a way that lower and upper limits of data classes are identified by tick marks on a horizontal axis, while the corresponding relative class frequencies are represented by the areas of vertical rectangles connected to each other and stand on top of each of these class intervals, is called:
A) a bar chart
B) a frequency polygon
C) a pictogram
D) a time series plot
E) none of these

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This description matches a histogram, which is not listed among the options provided. A histogram displays the distribution of data across different intervals or bins, showing the frequency of data points within each bin with rectangles. The options given do not accurately describe this type of graphical representation.

A Graphical Portrayal of a Relative Frequency Distribution of Continuous