Give the difference between frequency polygon and histogram.
Difference between frequency polygon and histogram:
1. Frequency polygon is an improvement over histogram because it provides a continuous curve indicating the causes of rise and fall in the data. On the other hand, frequency polygon is an approximate curve, but still it is more usefui as compared to histogram.
2. In the frequency polygon, it is assumed that the frequency distribution in a particular class-width whereas histogram may be used to represent frequency distribution with equal as well as with unequal class width.
3. In case of frequency polygon, it is assumed that all frequencies in a particular class are concerned at the mid point of that class whereas in case of histogram, it is supposed that they are evenly spread over the class interval.