Definition:Frequency Table

Definition

A frequency table is a table which contains a summary of the absolute or relative frequencies or both for a set of observations.

It can also be extended to display cumulative frequencies.

Examples

Arbitrary Example

Consider the observations:

$2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10$

The frequency table corresponding to the above is:

Observation	$2$	$3$	$5$	$7$	$9$	$10$
Absolute frequency	$1$	$1$	$3$	$1$	$3$	$1$
Cumulative frequency	$1$	$2$	$5$	$6$	$9$	$10$

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): frequency table
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): frequency table