Frequency Distribution


 
 
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Frequency Distribution

Frequency:

The number of times a particular observation occurs in a given data is called its frequency of an observation.The observation having maximum frequency is known as mode.

Illustration: In a data 7,6,5,5,4,3,2,2,5,1,3 find the frequency of 5.

Solution: Here the frequency of 5  in this data is 3.

Frequency Distribution: 

The tabular arrangement of data sharing their corresponding frequencies is called a frequency distribution. Frequency tells you how often something happened. The frequency of an observation tells you the number of times the observation occurs in the data.

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Question : 1

A random survey of numbers of children of various age group playing in a park was found as follows. Children playing under the age of 10 years are:

AgeNo. of Children
1 - 25
2 - 33
3 - 56
5 - 712
7 - 109
10 - 1510
15 - 174
Right Option : B
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Question : 2

The table shows the distribution of marks in an English test. Grade B is given to marks ranging from 40 to 54. Calculate the percentage of pupils who obtained a grade B. 

MarksFrequency
30-342
35-398
40-4413
45-498
50-545
55-594
Right Option : C
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Question : 3

Find the frequency of Class 60-80 by using the given data:

Class SizeFrequency
20-408
40-604
60-807
80-1009
100-1202
Total32
Right Option : C
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