frequency Flashcards

1
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tabular arrangement of gathered data by categories

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frequency distribution

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2
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grouping or categories by lower and upper limits

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class interval (CI)

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3
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difference between the upper class and lower class; width of each class interval

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class size (i)

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4
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used to separate class but without gap

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class boundaries

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5
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midpoint or middle value

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class mark (x)

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6
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difference between tbe highest score and lowest score

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range

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7
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percentage distribution in every class interval

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relative frequency

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8
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shows the accumulation of the relative frequencies of the class intervals

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cumulative percentage frequency distribution

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9
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number of observations belonging to a class interval

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class frequencies

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10
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obtained by adding the lowest to highest frequencies

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less than cf (<cf)

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11
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adding the frequencies from highest to lowest

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greater than cf (>cf)

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12
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set of rectangles having bases on a horizontal axis; bar graph

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histogram

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13
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plotting the frequencies against corresponding class marks

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frequency polygon

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14
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plotting the cumulative frequency by connecting points of intersection

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ogive

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15
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proportion of the total number of scores that occurs in every interval

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relative frequency distribution

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16
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number of scores that fall below the upper real limit

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cumulative frequency distribution

17
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percentage of scores that fall below upper real limit

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cumulative percentage distribution

18
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measure of relative standing; value on the measurement scale below which a specified percentage of the scores in the distribution fall

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percentiles/percentile point

19
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percentage of scores with values lower than the score in question

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percentile rank