An experiment was conducted to characterize sound waves in a spherical cavity (American Journal of Physics, June 2010). A fully inflated basketball, hanging from rubber bands, was struck with a metal rod, producing a series of metallic-sounding pings. Of particular interest were the frequencies of sound waves resulting from the first 24 resonances (echoes). A mathematical formula, well known in physics, was used to compute the theoretical frequencies. These frequencies (measured in hertz) are listed in the table. Use a graphical method to describe the distribution of sound frequencies for the first 24 resonances.

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Resonance Frequency 979 1572 2113 2 3 2122 2659 6. 2795 3181 8. 3431 3638 3694 10 11 4038 12 4203 13 4334 14 4631 15 4711 16 4993 5130 5210 17 18 19 5214 20 5633 21 5779 22 5836 23 6259 24 6339