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Histogram - GCSE Psychology Definition

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A histogram is a type of graph used to show how often different ranges or groups of numbers appear in a set of data.

In GCSE Psychology, you might use a histogram to display results from a study or experiment, like how many people scored within certain ranges on a test. Each bar in a histogram represents a range of scores, and the height of the bar shows how many people are in that range.

Histograms are helpful because they make it easy to see patterns, such as which score range is the most common, helping us better understand the data.

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