Histograms may not be "mathematically correct" since they often cannot be scaled on the vertical axis.

Name: Histograms may not be "mathematically correct" since they often cannot be scaled on the vertical axis.
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Histograms are not mathematically correct because the vertical axis is not scaled. The height of each bar represents the frequency of the data, but the scale is not linear. This means that the area of each bar does not represent the actual frequency of the data.

Histograms May Not Be "Mathematically Correct" Since They Often Cannot