Imagine one of your colleagues is constructing a histogram to graph results of data collected on respondent's occupational prestige score, a score which can take on any non-zero value. What should be your first response upon reviewing the work?

A. To note whether the "slices" of the pie sum to 100%
B. To suggest that he or she has in fact used an inappropriate graphic device
C. To ensure that the frequencies at each time point sum to N
D. To check whether the bars representing the categories are contiguous as they should be


Answer: D

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