Frequency and Relative Frequency Distributions
A frequency distribution describes the number of data values that fall within each category.
A relative frequency distribution describes the proportion of data values that fall within each category.
Proportion (p) = frequency in a category / total number of observations
p=f/n
NOTE: Proportion and relative frequency mean the same thing.
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We can summarize nominal data in a table that presents the categories and their counts.
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This table is called a(n) distribution.
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Which distribution lists the categories of a nominal variable and the proportion with which each occurs?
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