Ogive Alternative Name
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Question (English)
Ogive is also called:
- Frequency polygon
- Cumulative frequency curve ✓ Correct
- Frequency curve
- Arithmetic line graph
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation
Ogive is also called cumulative frequency curve.
Key Points:
- There are two types: "less than" ogive and "more than" ogive.
- "Less than" ogive plots cumulative frequencies against upper class limits.
- "More than" ogive plots cumulative frequencies against lower class limits.
- The intersection of two ogives gives the median of the frequency distribution.
- "Less than" ogive is never decreasing and "more than" ogive is never increasing.
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- A. Frequency polygon: This joins midpoints of histogram tops, different from ogive.
- C. Frequency curve: This is a smooth freehand curve through frequency polygon points.
- D. Arithmetic line graph: This is a time series graph.
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