Relative frequency
Relative frequency: use count for the category, total observations. Review the formula, worked example and calculation steps.
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Formula & explanation
Relative frequency = category count / total
Variables & units
- Count for the category
- Numeric value · minimum 0, maximum 1000000000000
- Total observations
- Numeric value · minimum 0.000001, maximum 1000000000000
Worked example
12 of 40 observations gives relative frequency0.3.
Assumptions
Use consistent counts; a frequency estimate is not necessarily the underlying probability.
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