Which of the options below is a difference between bar charts and histograms?
A)There is no difference; bar charts and histograms are the same.
B)Only bar charts can use percentages on the y-axis.
C)Only histograms can use percentages on the y-axis.
D)On the x-axis, bar charts have no spaces between bars.
E)On the x-axis, histograms have no spaces between bars.

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Histograms are used to represent continuous data while bar charts are used for discrete data. In histograms, the x-axis represents a continuous range of data and there are no spaces between bars as they represent ranges of the data. In bar charts, each bar represents a discrete category and there may be spaces between bars, depending on the data being represented. Both bar charts and histograms can use percentages on the y-axis.

Which of the Options Below Is a Difference Between Bar