When constructing frequency distributions for variables measured at the interval-ratio level, approximate interval size (or interval width) can be found by

a. dividing sample size (N) by 10.
b. multiplying the number of categories by the lowest score.
c. dividing the range by the sample size (N).
d. dividing the range (R) by the number of categories (k).


ANSWER: d

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