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relative frequency distribution

relative frequency distribution A relative frequency distribution shows how often each value or range of values occurs as a proportion of the total rather than as raw counts.

A relative frequency distribution shows how often each value or range of values occurs as a proportion of the total rather than as raw counts. It is the same basic idea as a frequency distribution, but expressed in relative amounts.

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