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frequency distribution
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frequency distribution
n.
A set of intervals, usually adjacent and of equal width, into which the range of a statistical distribution is divided, each associated with a frequency indicating the number of measurements in that interval.

frequency distribution
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics the function of the distribution of a sample corresponding to the probability density function of the underlying population and tending to it as the sample size increases, the set of relative frequencies of sample points falling within given intervals of the range of the random variable

frequency distribution
A range of conditions, often represented in graph form, in which each item is paired with the number of observed events or measurements meeting those conditions. For example, a list of price ranges paired with the number of cars available in each price range is a frequency distribution. Frequency distributions are commonly used in statistical analysis.
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Noun1.frequency distribution - a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable
distribution, statistical distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters


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After numerous iterations, the program combines all the frequency distributions from all iterations to provide a general frequency distribution.
A similar increase was observed in the standard deviations in frequency distributions of fiber settling times-from 11.
Frequency distributions were calculated for all Likert-like scale responses and for demographic data.
 
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