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What is the definition of a frequency table?
A table that lists each category in a dataset and the number of times it appears.
What is the definition of relative frequency?
The proportion of times a category appears, calculated by dividing the category's frequency by the total number of observations.
What is the definition of percentage (in the context of frequency tables)?
The relative frequency expressed as a percentage (relative frequency * 100).
What is a relative frequency table?
A table that displays the relative frequency (proportions or percentages) for each category in a dataset.
Define 'frequency' in the context of data tables.
The number of times a particular value or category appears in a dataset.
Explain the concept of using tables to organize categorical data.
Tables (frequency and relative frequency) organize categorical data by summarizing the counts or proportions of each category, making it easier to identify patterns and trends.
Explain the importance of relative frequency in data analysis.
Relative frequency allows for comparison between different groups or datasets, as it normalizes the frequencies by the total number of observations.
Explain how a frequency table helps in understanding data.
A frequency table organizes raw data by showing how many times each category appears, providing a clear overview of the distribution of the data.
Explain why the sum of relative frequencies is always 1 (or close to 1 due to rounding).
The sum of relative frequencies is 1 because it represents the proportion of each category relative to the whole dataset, and the whole dataset accounts for 100% of the data.
Explain the purpose of organizing data into tables.
Organizing data into tables provides a structured way to view and summarize information, making it easier to identify patterns, trends, and relationships within the data.
What is the formula for relative frequency?
Relative Frequency = Frequency / Total Observations
What is the formula for calculating percentage from relative frequency?
Percentage = Relative Frequency * 100
How do you calculate the expected number of observations in a category, given a relative frequency and a total number of observations?
Expected Number = Relative Frequency * Total Observations