Definition:Frequency Distribution
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Definition
A frequency distribution is a specification of the frequencies with which values of a random variable occur.
This may take the form of a frequency table.
For a continuous random variable, the data will need to be grouped.
Also see
- Results about frequency distributions can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): frequency distribution
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): frequency distribution