Absolute Frequency and Relative Frequency
Learn how absolute and relative frequency work and how to use their formulas to interpret charts. Let's get started! 🚀
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🛎️ What Is Absolute Frequency?
- It tells you the exact number of times something happens
- Adding all absolute frequencies gives the total number of data values
🛎️ What Is Relative Frequency?
- It tells you how big each category is, as a fraction or percentage
- Adding all relative frequencies gives the 1, or 100%
🛎️ How to Calculate Absolute and Relative Frequency?
- Relative frequency = absolute frequency of the category ÷ total number
- Absolute frequency = relative frequency of the category × total number
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