How to Create a Relative Frequency Distribution
A frequency distribution shows how often each event occurs in an experiment or other study. For example, a frequency distribution of 100 rolls of a die would list the number of times each outcome occurred. A relative frequency distribution shows the proportion of events rather than the absolute number of events.
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Instructions
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Count the number of times each event occurred. In the example of 100 rolls of a die, this might be:
1 - 18
2 - 17
3 - 16
4 - 18
5 - 15
6 - 16
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Add the number of times to find the total number of events. In the example, 18+17+16+18+15+16 = 100.
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Divide each number of occurrences by the total number and make a new table. In the example, this is:
1 - 0.18
2 - 0.17
3 - 0.16
4 - 0.18
5 - 0.15
6 - 0.16
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