PRC-2 · Chapter 7 · Question 3 of 60
In statistics, how is the 'relative frequency' of a specific class calculated?
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Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B) By dividing the class frequency by the total frequency of all classes.
Explanation
Relative frequency represents the proportion of data that falls into a particular class. It is determined by dividing the frequency of that specific class by the total sum of frequencies in the entire dataset.
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