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The document provides an overview of frequency distribution in statistics, explaining its purpose in organizing data and identifying how often specific values occur. It details different types of frequency distributions, including grouped, ungrouped, relative, and cumulative distributions, along with their definitions and applications. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of frequency distribution in summarizing data patterns and insights.

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The document provides an overview of frequency distribution in statistics, explaining its purpose in organizing data and identifying how often specific values occur. It details different types of frequency distributions, including grouped, ungrouped, relative, and cumulative distributions, along with their definitions and applications. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of frequency distribution in summarizing data patterns and insights.

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BUSINESS STATISTICS

Faculty : SOUJANYA L
Semester : I SEMESTER (MBA)
Programme Master of Business Administration
Department Commerce & Management
Module : Introduction to Statistics
Frequency
Distribution
• Frequency Distribution is a tool in statistics that helps us organize the
data and also helps us reach meaningful conclusions. It tells us how often
any specific values occur in the dataset. A frequency distribution in a
tabular form organizes data by showing the frequencies (the number of
times values occur) within a dataset.
• Frequency Distribution including its definition, graphs, solved
examples, and frequency distribution table in detail.
What is Frequency Distribution in Statistics?

• A frequency distribution is an overview of all values of some variable


and the number of times they occur. It tells us how frequencies are
distributed over the values. That is how many values lie between
different intervals. They give us an idea about the range where most
values fall and the ranges where values are scarce
Types of Frequency Distribution

1.Grouped Frequency Distribution

2.Ungrouped Frequency Distribution

3.Relative Frequency Distribution

4.Cumulative Frequency Distribution


Grouped Frequency Distribution
• In Grouped Frequency Distribution observations are divided between
different intervals known as class intervals and then their frequencies
are counted for each class interval. This Frequency Distribution is
used mostly when the data set is very large.
Ungrouped Frequency Distribution

• In Ungrouped Frequency Distribution, all distinct


observations are mentioned and counted individually.
This Frequency Distribution is often used when the
given dataset is small
Relative Frequency Distribution

• This distribution displays the proportion or percentage of observations


in each interval or class. It is useful for comparing different data sets
or for analyzing the distribution of data within a set.
Cumulative Frequency Distribution
• Cumulative frequency is defined as the sum of all the frequencies in the
previous values or intervals up to the current one. The frequency
distributions which represent the frequency distributions
using cumulative frequencies are called cumulative frequency
distributions. There are two types of cumulative frequency distributions:
• Less than Type: We sum all the frequencies before the current interval.
• More than Type: We sum all the frequencies after the current interval.
Frequency Distribution Curve
Conclusion – Frequency Distribution
• The frequency distribution provides a clear summary of how often
each value or category occurs within a dataset. It allows us to see the
distribution of values and understand the pattern or spread of data. By
organizing data into groups and displaying their frequencies, we gain
insights into the central tendency, variability, and shape of the data
distribution.

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