Mathematics Statistics: Construct the relative frequency table of a set of numbers - Part 3
The relative frequency table of a set of numbers:
The relative frequency of an item is the ratio of the frequency of the item to the total number of all frequencies of the items in the set.
For example:
Draw a table showing the frequencies and relative frequencies for all the following data items:
First, we have to know what are the available items.
We have the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and so we place them on the item column.
Next, we have to find the total amount of items available.
We have 5 columns and 4 rows, so the total amount of items is 20.
Let's start by finding the frequency of the number 1.
We should count how many times the number 1 is available, which is 4:
Now, we need to find the relative frequency of the number 1 that is equal to the frequency over the total, so it is 4/20 (or 20%).
We do the same with the other numbers too:
Now try:
Form the frequency distribution table for the ages of 20 people, given below:
Solution:
In Part 4, I will explain how to draw a histogram.
Part 1: https://steemit.com/mathematics/@ghostgtr/mathematics-statistics-application-on-cumulative-frequency-part-1
Part 2: https://steemit.com/mathematics/@ghostgtr/mathematics-statistics-application-on-mean-part-2
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Interesting stuff
That is pretty cool :):) I can see how it can be applied to product sales relative to items sold however I'm sure are better real world applications. Ty!
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STOPAnd as You can see, the relative frcuency is nothing more and nothing less than: the probability, search for the definition of it and You will check that the definitions of both are the same.