Definition:Relative Frequency

Definition
Let $S$ be a sample or a finite population.

Let $\omega$ be a qualitative variable, or a class interval of a quantitative variable.

The relative frequency of $\omega$ is defined as:


 * $\map {\operatorname {RF} } \omega := \dfrac {f_\omega} n$

where:


 * $f_\omega$ is the (absolute) frequency of $\omega$


 * $n$ is the number of individuals in $S$.

Also see

 * Definition:Absolute Frequency


 * Definition:Relative Frequency Model for this concept in the context of Probability Theory.