Part A:

The best graphical representation to display the given data is a histogram. A histogram is a bar graph-like representation of data that divides the data into intervals or bins and shows the frequency of each interval. Histograms are appropriate for displaying continuous data, which the grades on the exam can be considered as, and can also show the distribution of the data.

Part B:

To create a histogram of the given data, follow these steps:

Choose the number of bins or intervals. In this case, we can choose a reasonable number of bins, such as 6-8, to display the distribution of the grades.

Determine the range of the data. The lowest grade is 60 and the highest is 99, so the range is 99-60 = 39.

Calculate the bin size. The bin size is calculated by dividing the range by the number of bins. For example, if we choose 6 bins, the bin size would be 39/6 ≈ 6.5. Since it is difficult to have bins that are fractions of a point, we can round the bin size up to the nearest whole number to get a bin size of 7.

Create the bins. Starting from the lowest grade, create intervals or bins of size 7 that cover the range of the data. For example, the first bin would be 60-66, the second bin would be 67-73, and so on.

Count the frequency of data points that fall into each bin. For example, there are 2 data points in the first bin, 3 data points in the second bin, and so on.

Draw the histogram. On the horizontal axis, label and scale the bins. On the vertical axis, label and scale the frequency of data points in each bin. Draw a rectangle above each bin with a height equal to the frequency of data points in that bin.



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