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We would also have to define whether there was a margin at both ends of the scale or only at one end. |
We would also have to define whether there was a margin at both ends of the scale or only at one end. |
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If we try to fudge it with a special case for points that should formally have been dropped off one end or other of the scale, then we are simply saying that we know that the range of the diagram is really bigger than that of the data, but we don't want to define by how much. That means that the precise size of each bin, and the precise location of all the |
If we try to fudge it with a special case for points that should formally have been dropped off one end or other of the scale, then we are simply saying that we know that the range of the diagram is really bigger than that of the data, but we don't want to define by how much. That means that the precise size of each bin, and the precise location of all the edges, is also undefined. All we really know about them is that they are '''definitely not''' quite where we have drawn them :-) |
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We simply haven't clarified the terms of the task to the point where a single correct output is defined for edge cases. |
We simply haven't clarified the terms of the task to the point where a single correct output is defined for edge cases. |
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