frequency distribution

frequency distribution — noun

1. a table or graph that shows how often each value or range of values appears in a

1.名詞B2
釋義

a table or graph that shows how often each value or range of values appears in a set of data

例句

Zola made a frequency distribution showing how many customers came each day of the week.

made a frequency distribution + showing

The teacher asked the class to turn their survey results into a simple frequency distribution.

同義詞
  • frequency table

    a simpler form, usually just a list of values with their counts; may not include a chart or graph

  • histogram

    a specific type of bar chart used for a frequency distribution, typically for continuous data grouped into intervals

  • tally chart

    a rough, hand-drawn record of counts, often used as a first step before making a formal frequency distribution

文法句型

frequency distribution + of + [data set or variable]

常見錯誤

We calculated the frequency distribution by finding the average score.
We made the frequency distribution by counting how many times each score appeared.
💡A frequency distribution comes from counting occurrences, not from averaging them.