frequency distributions

A form of frequency distribution — a structured representation that summarizes how often values or categories occur within a dataset by organizing quantitative data into class intervals and categorizing qualitative data into distinct groups, thus revealing patterns, trends, and distributions, often showed in a list, table, or graph that displays the frequency of various outcomes in a sample.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of frequency distribution
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