If several frequency distributions are constructed from the same data set, the distribution with the widest class width will have the
A)fewest classes
B)most classes
C)same number of classes as the other distributions since all are constructed from the same data
D)None of the other answers are correct.

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The wider the class width, the fewer classes there will be. This is because wider class widths cover a larger range of values, so fewer classes are needed to represent the data.

If Several Frequency Distributions Are Constructed from the Same Data