I plotted the age and sex population graph. But there were bars of unequal lengths. What do you think the length of these bars represents?

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Number of individuals in an age group

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The correct option is D Number of individuals in an age group
Bars stacked on one another represents the age category. The length of the bars represents the number of individuals in the specific age group.

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I plotted the age and sex population graph. But there were bars of unequal lengths. What do you think the length of these bars represents?

The correct option is D Number of individuals in an age groupBars stacked on one another represents the age category. The length of the bars represents the number of individuals in the specific age group.

The correct option is D Number of individuals in an age group
Bars stacked on one another represents the age category. The length of the bars represents the number of individuals in the specific age group.