frequency distribution
frequency distribution — noun
1. a table or graph that shows how often each value or range of values appears in a
a table or graph that shows how often each value or range of values appears in a set of data
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.
A frequency distribution of test scores showed that most students scored between 60 and 80 percent.
Yara's frequency distribution of rainfall data revealed two unusually dry months.
Vinícius checked the frequency distribution to see which shoe sizes sold most often.
- 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]