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1) A histogram is the most appropriate type of graph over here because the data
are grouped into intervals.

i) More purchases are made on jewellery priced $0-$15. The combined height of
first three bars is higher than all others combined.
ii) The number of purchases decreases as price increases. The graph is going
down to the right.
2. a) A histogram because there is a large amount of data and the numbers can be
arranged in numerical order and grouped into intervals.
b) A bar graph because there are a few data to display and the data cannot be
grouped into intervals.
3. a)

b) 48
c) 10

d)

e) You can identify each piece of data from the stem-and-leaf plot. In the
frequency table, you know only how many pieces of data are in each interval. You
do not know the values of the data.
f)

g)i) The waist size for the greatest number of players is 80-89cm.
ii) Most of the players have a waist size between 70 cm and 99 cm.