Given a numerical dataset, a frequency distribution is a summary displaying fluctuations of an attribute within the range of values. In contrast to an analytical probability distribution, a frequency distribution always deals with empirically observed values (Everitt and Skondall 2010). In general, the larger the number of values, the more useful is the frequency distribution relative to listing all values. Today, multiple software packages allow easy display of a frequency distribution.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2021 |
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| Title | Frequency distribution |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-030-26050-7 |
| Authors | Ricardo Olea |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Index ID | 70226497 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Eastern Energy Resources Science Center |