Histograms
9.7What the syllabus asks of you
- Extended only: Draw and interpret histograms.
- Extended only: Calculate with frequency density.
- Extended only: On histograms, the vertical axis is labelled ‘Frequency density’.
- Extended only: Frequency density is defined as frequency density = frequency ÷ class width.
- Extended only: Details of the assessment All candidates take two components.
Read the notes first
Chapter 9: Types of tables, charts and diagrams
Drill this topic
All 8 questions on Histograms, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.
Make a worksheet
Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.
8 questions
These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.

