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cumulative frequency distribution

cumulative frequency distribution A cumulative frequency distribution shows, for each value on the horizontal axis, how many observations fall at or below that value.

A cumulative frequency distribution shows, for each value on the horizontal axis, how many observations fall at or below that value. It is used to display running totals across a set of scores or measurements.

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