Question
Distinguish between a bar diagram and a histogram.

Answer

The differences between bar diagram and histogram are:
S. No.
Bar Diagram
Histogram
1.
The spacing and the width or the area of bars are all arbitrary. It is the height and not the width or the area of the bar that really matters.
The width in a histogram is as important as its height, which should remain same for all the rectangles.
2.
Bar diagram can be drawn both for discrete and continuous variables.
Histogram is drawn only for a continuous variable.
3.
In bar diagram, some space must be left between consecutive bars.
In histogram, no space is left between two rectangles.

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