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1.7 Frequency

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This module introduces the concepts of frequency, relative frequency, and cumulative relative frequency, and the relationship between these measures. Students will have the opportunity to interpret data through the sample problems provided.

Twenty students were asked how many hours they worked per day. Their responses, in hours, are listed below:

  • 5
  • 6
  • 3
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4
  • 7
  • 5
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 4
  • 3
  • 5
  • 2
  • 5
  • 3

Below is a frequency table listing the different data values in ascending order and their frequencies.

Frequency table of student work hours
DATA VALUE FREQUENCY
2 3
3 5
4 3
5 6
6 2
7 1

A frequency is the number of times a given datum occurs in a data set. According to the table above, there are three students who work 2 hours, five students who work 3 hours, etc. The total of the frequency column, 20, represents the total number of students included in the sample.

A relative frequency is the fraction or proportion of times an answer occurs. To find the relative frequencies, divide each frequency by the total number of students in the sample - in this case, 20. Relative frequencies can be written as fractions, percents, or decimals.

Frequency table of student work hours w/ relative frequency
DATA VALUE FREQUENCY RELATIVE FREQUENCY
2 3 3 20 or 0.15
3 5 5 20 or 0.25
4 3 3 20 or 0.15
5 6 6 20 or 0.30
6 2 2 20 or 0.10
7 1 1 20 or 0.05

The sum of the relative frequency column is 20 20 , or 1.

Cumulative relative frequency is the accumulation of the previous relative frequencies. To find the cumulative relative frequencies, add all the previous relative frequencies to the relative frequency for the current row.

Frequency table of student work hours w/ relative and cumulative relative frequency
DATA VALUE FREQUENCY RELATIVE
FREQUENCY		 CUMULATIVE RELATIVE
FREQUENCY
2 3 3 20 or 0.15 0.15
3 5 5 20 or 0.25 0.15 + 0.25 = 0.40
4 3 3 20 or 0.15 0.40 + 0.15 = 0.55
5 6 6 20 or 0.30 0.55 + 0.30 = 0.85
6 2 2 20 or 0.10 0.85 + 0.10 = 0.95
7 1 1 20 or 0.05 0.95 + 0.05 = 1.00

The last entry of the cumulative relative frequency column is one, indicating that one hundred percent of the data has been accumulated.

Because of rounding, the relative frequency column may not always sum to one and the last entry in the cumulative relative frequency column may not be one. However, they each should be close to one.

The following table represents the heights, in inches, of a sample of 100 male semiprofessional soccer players.

Frequency table of soccer player height
HEIGHTS
(INCHES)		 FREQUENCY RELATIVE
FREQUENCY		 CUMULATIVE
RELATIVE
FREQUENCY
Total = 100 Total = 1.00
59.95 - 61.95 5 5 100 = 0.05 0.05
61.95 - 63.95 3 3 100 = 0.03 0.05 + 0.03 = 0.08
63.95 - 65.95 15 15 100 = 0.15 0.08 + 0.15 = 0.23
65.95 - 67.95 40 40 100 = 0.40 0.23 + 0.40 = 0.63
67.95 - 69.95 17 17 100 = 0.17 0.63 + 0.17 = 0.80
69.95 - 71.95 12 12 100 = 0.12 0.80 + 0.12 = 0.92
71.95 - 73.95 7 7 100 = 0.07 0.92 + 0.07 = 0.99
73.95 - 75.95 1 1 100 = 0.01 0.99 + 0.01 = 1.00

The data in this table has been grouped into the following intervals:

  • 59.95 - 61.95 inches
  • 61.95 - 63.95 inches
  • 63.95 - 65.95 inches
  • 65.95 - 67.95 inches
  • 67.95 - 69.95 inches
  • 69.95 - 71.95 inches
  • 71.95 - 73.95 inches
  • 73.95 - 75.95 inches
This example is used again in the Descriptive Statistics chapter, where the method used to compute the intervals will be explained.

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