Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes a histogram from a bar graph?

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Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes a histogram from a bar graph? (a) A histogram is used for categorical data, while a bar graph is used for continuous data (b) In a histogram the area of each bar represents frequency, whereas in a bar graph the height alone represents frequency (c) Both graphs display gaps between adjacent bars to separate classes (d) In a histogram only the height of each bar represents frequency, whereas in a bar graph the area does

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